3PTAG bursts to life in Logan Metro Sports Complex

The 3PTAG carnival is back, bigger than ever, and will burst into life at Logan Metro Sports Complex from Friday night. All you need to know here.

Action from the popular 3PTAG carnival last year. The carnival has grown to more than 80 teams in 2023 and is on again this weekend.

3PTAG will be back with a bang in Logan this weekend, with the annual event bursting to life on Friday night, across Saturday and Sunday.

Logan Metro Sports Complex will host the carnival which is the brainchild of 3P Performance directors Matt and Teaghan Hartigan.

A non-contact modified rugby league game for under 12-18s, 3PTAG will feature more than 80 teams, including many players competing in the jerseys of their home nations.

Action from the popular 3PTAG carnival last year. The carnival has grown to more than 80 teams in 2023 and is on again this weekend. Picture, John Gass

There will be the likes of Fiji, Tonga, Indigenous Australia, Māori, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Lebanon, Jamaica and Samoa all represented.

“3PTAG is designed to provide opportunities for players to develop game sense and core skills in a game setting,’’ Matt Hartigan explained.

3PTAG schoolgirl and schoolboy carnival. Saturday November 19, 2022. Picture, John Gass

“The rules of the game are unique, implemented to create thinking players, encourage attacking play and challenge the defensive line.

“I began to watch a number of tournaments where players wouldn’t play on every play. It became a very play-it-safe style of play. By providing a bonus point on the zero and first tags, it encourages players to play from the moment they get the ball.”

3PTAG schoolgirl and schoolboy carnival. Saturday November 19, 2022. Picture, John Gass

“I have always loved playing a role in the development of young players and I am so excited to see it in a competition format.”

The tournament traditionally attracts the best of schoolboy rugby league talent eager for some off-season action.

Action from the popular 3PTAG carnival last year. The carnival has grown to more than 80 teams in 2023 and is on again this weekend. Picture, John Gass

Hartigan said it was also a wonderful multicultural sporting event which brought the community together and which “enhanced cultural connection’’.

The competition will be live streamed on the 3PTAG Facebook page.

The carnival will be kick-started by an All-Star match on Friday. Cultural food stalls will also be available.

What: 3PTAG

When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Tournament location: Logan Metro Sports Complex

Ages: U/13 – U/18 (Boys and Girls)

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3PTAG football carnival. Saturday November 19, 2022. Picture, John Gass