Queensland speed machine teens signed to NRL clubs
Here’s a Super Seven of NRL signed teen speed machines. You’ve seen “The Hammer”, Xavier Coates and Xavier Savage in action. Well here is the next crop of rolls royce rookies.
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Here are seven Queensland speed machines signed by NRL clubs.
We have seen Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Cowboys), Xavier Savage (Raiders) and Xavier Coates (Storm via Broncos) burst onto the scene, but behind them is another crop of rolls-royce rookie backs.
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1. Tea-Rani Woodman-Tuhoro (Storm, Marsden SHS alumni)
Blink and you will miss this bloke. Woodman-Tuhoro has no idea how fast he is over a 100m but take it from us, this youngster has serious wheels.
2. Jye Gray (Broncos, The Southport School old boy)
The diminutive Gray showed his versatility in 2021 when he played in the halves for the Burleigh Bears Meninga Cup side, made the Queensland schoolboys league 17 and then played fullback for The Southport School in the GPS First XI competition where he made our Team of the Season. He has blinding acceleration.
3. Jett Forbes (Cronulla, PBC SHS alumni)
Jett by name, jet by nature. Forbes was the wingman finisher in Palm Beach Currumbin SHS’s all-conquering 2021 side. He lit up the Phil Hall Cup state final against St Brendan’s College at Dolphin Oval.
4. Deine Mariner (Broncos, PBC SHS alumni)
Mariner made an instant impression at Broncos pre-season training in November when he blazed to the club squad’s quickest time during a 40m sprint session. He is a classy centre.
5. Michael Roberts (The Dolphins, PBS current student)
Roberts will enter his second season in the Langer Trophy this season playing for PBC SHS. He has been intercepted by the Dolphins NRL organisation. A fullback, winger or five-eight, he scored the decisive try in a grand final last season against Marsden SHS.
6. Ragarive Wavik (Cowboys, Kirwan SHS alumni)
The teenage excitement machine had North Queensland tongues wagging with his performances for Kirwan SHS in the Payne Cup and for Townsville Blackhawks in the Meninga Cup.
7. Dudley Dotoi (Wests Tigers, Kirwan SHS alumni)
A house mate and teammate of Wavik through school and into last season at club level, Dotoi is a slightly different type of player to Wavik and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow but has wheels. He was snapped up by the Wests Tigers mid-season last year.
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Kallum Weatherall-Stacey (Redcliffe Dolphins junior, Wavell SHS alumni)
Weatherall-Stacey is a winger or fullback with genuine pace. Indeed he is of national sprint standard and can really motor.
Jordan Tut-Chapman (Roosters, Wavell SHS alumni)
Hard work and a douse of self belief were the key to unlocking Tut-Chapman’s potential under coach Mick Roberts at Wavell SHS last season.
Originally published as Queensland speed machine teens signed to NRL clubs
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