Who were the Walters Cup revelations glimpsed in four rounds this season?
Who were the Walters Cup Year 10 schoolboy rugby league revelations glimpsed so far this season? Ahead of round five, see who has been raising eyebrows from each team here.
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The Walters Cup has unveiled an exciting bunch of future Langer Trophy players as the race for the premierships swings wildly around.
Originally we thought Wavell SHS were the team to beat, but then Ipswich SHS beat them well, and the following week Redcliffe SHS upset Ipswich.
The bottom line is the competition is wide open. However, what is certain is that every school has an array of exciting youngsters who should be more settled now the Cyril Connell Cup, Met North and national representative carnivals were all behind them.
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So here’s the WALTERS CUP REVELATIONS whom we have glimpsed so far this season.
WALTERS CUP REVELATIONS
Ira Yeatman (Ipswich SHS)
Blink and you might miss him.
This electric pocket rocket has shown size means nothing in four showings this season which have been littered with highlights.
First glimpsed by the wider rugby league community as a member of the First Nations Goannas at last year’s ASSRL championships, Yeatman is a whiz in broken play
Indeed the Cherbourg product Ira Yeatman is a dazzling prospect who fronts up on defence.
Viliami Vea (Mabel Park SHS)
The team’s captain and centre, Vea has led by example with his outstanding exit carries, while also scoring some some electric tries against PBC and Ipswich SHS.
More to come.
Cruz Hoit-Scott (Mabel Park SHS)
A reliable middle forward, Hoit-Scott has consistently led Mabel Park’s go forward and crashed over for a double against Stretton as a reward for his tireless efforts keeping the defensive line in check.
Lexin Hill (Stretton State College)
An x-factor fullback with a happy knack of crossing the tryline, Hill is an ultra competitive footballer who is fiercely determined to play to the best of his ability as often as he can.
Someone with telling footwork, Hill also had a high footy IQ which has shown for the Stretton side.
Billo Wotton (Wavell SHS)
Originally from tropical Palm Island off Townsville, the Broncos’ contracted Queensland schoolboys centre can be electric and fast on his feet when he is on.
He played for Northern last year as a baby, aged just 14, but relocated to Wavell SHS this year where he is billeted by a family from the Wavell SHS community.
He has shown flashes of magic for the Warriors down that left edge.
Kyron Arthy (Redcliffe SHS)
A Queensland under-15 White representative, Arthy makes running the ball look easy.
Thickly set, he breaks tackles consistently and has plenty of speed to kick on after bursting through the line.
Originally from Perth, he deservedly played his way into the Queensland under-15 representative team.
Marquis Sando (Marsden SHS)
A big hearted forward, Sando is a gold star performer whether he starts or comes off the bench with gusto.
When Marsden were well beaten by Wavell earlier in the season, Sando stood head and shoulders above the rest that day.
Charlie Webb (Wavell SHS)
The player of the carnival (under-14-15s) at the recent ASSRL championships, Webb has that x-factor play making ability, that little extra something that can’t be coached.
But he, like his teammates, will be seeking consistency across the remaining three Walters Cup games ahead of the finals.
Watch for the headgear wearing pivot to out his teammates through gaps and if not, willingly put his body on the line tackling the big boys of the competition.
Tomu Cook (Ipswich SHS)
From New Zealand, Tomu Cook arrived on Australian shores earlier this year and was promptly selected in Souths Logan’s Connell Cup Under-17s side.
As an underaged player in that competition, centre Tomu Cook looked right at home and in the Year 10 schoolboy competition for Ipswich, the powerful youngster has improved with each outing.
Romarion Tuitama (Wavell SHS)
An agile No. 13 with ball skills, Tutiama adds balance to the at times imposing Wavell SHS pack.
He is a courageous runner who is prepared to take a knock hitting a half a hole.
His noted bravery sometimes sees him accelerate into traffic.
Lockyer Wilson (Mabel Park SHS)
A work horse lock, Wilson is an old school worker who usually leads the tackle count.
He can also ball play and has helped to unlock Mabel’s edges, featuring Isaac Tokam, Siah Salesulu, Levi Howard and Kordell Parker.
Grayson and Nik Wharakura (Marsden SHS)
Grayson and Nik Wharakura have been steady improvers who remain a consistent benchmark for teammates. Fullback Grayson and prop Nik were both Melbourne Storm signed and getting better as each season passed.
Boston Nau (Wavell SHS)
A fullback, centre. wing or five-eight, he has the fire power to bring down the opposition.
Lennox Whaiapu (Keebra Park SHS)
The young brother of Wailer and Anton, Whaiapu is a chip off the old block who ties down the middle with authority and consistency.
He has been elite for Keebra.
Onyx Poimafiti (Stretton State College)
Poimafiti is one of the finest front rowers in the competition who leads the way for his side. The hard working prop thrives at the challenge of confronting the best in his age group.
The bigger the match, the better he goes.
Simione Tauelangi (Keebra Park SHS)
With natural athletic ability, Tauelangi Tauelangi is a somewhat dynamic player who can impact the edge, or add thrust to the middle third of the field.
He is aggressive with and without the ball and sheds tackles for breakfast.
Billy Mulheran (Palm Beach Currumbin SHS)
Big Billy is a junior NSW country representative from the Under-16 Andrew Johns Northern Rivers Titans outfit.
He has led the forward charge this season for PBC SHS, and around him utility Mark Fife and Murwillumbah hooker Cooper McCarthy have also shone through the middle.
On the edges both Max Wood and Cohen Aitken, another Northern Rivers talent, have been influential for the side.
MacGuiness Tiananga (Ipswich SHS)
Like Yeatman, MacGuiness Tiananga is an explosive little man with spiders on him.
Crafty with a dangerous running game, Tiananga sports bright pink headgear and matches that excitement with his ridiculous footwork and fearlessness taking on defenders.
Kaleb Strange and Cohen Cochrane (Redcliffe SHS)
Both from the fertile rugby league plains of the Stanley River region, these two forwards have impressed every time they take the field.
Strange plays front row and loses nothing in comparison to his rivals, while passing him the ball is his hooker Cochrane, a smart dummy half who is dangerous when he runs the ball.
Harvey Smith (Keebra Park)
A footy, street smart half, he is light on his feet and agile who is the perfect man to take advantage of his team’s thunderous forward charges.
Smith is also a noted competitor with an excellent kicking game.
TJ Sauaso (Ipswich SHS)
The younger brother of 20-year-old Melbourne Storm Jersey Flegg enforcer Samson and Ipswich SHS senior Shalom, the Broncos signed prodigy, TJ is from a family of high achievers.
He has his own trademarks, most notably his deft short kicking game which is so lethal fullbacks have to be certain when he eases one in the in-goal area.
Ryley Neundorf and Flynn Brooks (Stretton State College)
No. 13 Neuendorf is a strong runner and possibly an even stronger defender. A junior prodigy originally out of the Ipswich district, he has risen to the occasion to lead the way for Stretton.
Passing him the ball is a wonderful hooker, Brooks, who has been consistently one of Stretton’s best this season.
Isaac Tokam (Mabel Park SHS)
A centre or edge forward, Tokam has been Mabel’s best fringe defender and has done a great job stopping raids down our right edge.
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