Aaron Payne Cup round 2 Team of the Week: Heavyweights go on rampage

Aaron Payne Cup powerhouses Ignatius Park College and St Patrick’s College went on a round 2 rampage, beating their opponents by a combined 128-0. See who cracked our Team of the Week.

Aaron Payne Cup powerhouses Ignatius Park College and St Patrick’s College went on a round 2 rampage, beating their opponents by a combined 128-0.

Catch up on replays of all the action with the full schedule of this week’s games below.

TEAM OF THE WEEK

1. Lachlan Brown (St Patrick’s)

The fleet-footed fullback enjoyed a sensational opening 40 minutes where he scored a try, had a hand in a couple of others and made metres through the middle for fun. His kick returns, and ability to beat the first man on most occasions, gave St Pat’s an immediate leg up.

2. Calvin Ramos (St Patrick’s)

Calvin Ramos Mackay Cutters vs. Central Queensland Capras Cyril Connell Saturday 8 March 2025 Picture: Michaela Harlow

Scored two tries as St Patrick’s dominated their cross-town rivals in a 66-0 thumping. A strong performance from the Mackay winger.

3. Kye Connell (Ignatius Park College)

(L-R Back) Tom Duffy, Kye Connell, Patrick Fanning, Bradley Pilchowski. (L-R Front) Sitiveni Afu, Coen Hess, Harrison Johnstone. Picture: Alix Sweeney

A lot of Iggy Park’s points were scored down the right edge but Connell made his touches count when the ball came his way. Threw out a big ‘don’t argue’ on his way to the tryline for a spectacular try not long after halftime.

4. Solomon Terare (Ignatius Park College)

Terare scored two tries as Iggy Park tore Holy Spirit’s left-edge defence to shreds in a dominant showing. He’s a strong centre that will break plenty of tackles this season.

5. Clarvarn Oth (Kirwan SHS)

The big Bears winger scored a try and threw a perfect late offload to set up his halfback all within the first 10 minutes. Continued to play well with some great runs out of his own half.

6. Joshua Toby (St Patrick’s)

Joshua Toby Cutters vs. Devils Mal Meninga Cup BB Print Stadium, Mackay Saturday 5 April 2025 Picture: Michaela Harlow

Had his fingerprints all over St Patrick’s big win. Set up his outside men with precision short-balls, and wasn’t afraid to take the line on with some straight hard running. Scored two tries to cap a scintillating performance which included three try assists and a big hand in a fourth.

7. Riley Carbone (Kirwan SHS)

Riley Carbone makes a break down the sideline in the Aaron Payne Cup schoolboy rugby league match between St Augustine's College and Kirwan State High School, held at West Barlow Park, Cairns. Picture: Brendan Radke

The Bears co-captain scored a hat-trick and set up another try with his slick ballplaying just five minutes into the game when he helped unlock space for Clarvarn Oth down the right sideline. Reliable from the tee with three goals.

8. Mark Morrow (St Patrick’s)

Enjoyed some fresh air in the back-field on a couple of occasions and didn’t look daunted by it. Ran hard lines, supported his halves well and scored a solo try in the dying minutes where he single-handedly beat seven defenders on his way to the line. He is a special talent.

9. Tristian Martin (St Augustine’s)

Maybe this is where Martin learnt the dark arts of dummy half. Former Broncos skipper and NRL star Justin Hodges, enjoys a run with Tristian Martin (9) at a junior development clinic, Jones Park, Cairns, in February 2017. PICTURE: JUSTIN BRIERTY

Two tries from dummy half as the crafty hooker caught the Bears hibernating at the end of each half. Good heads-up play, and more than held his own in defence against a physical pack.

10. Cayde Miller (St Augustine’s)

A powerful performance from the big prop. Made good metres with his strong runs and played a big role in defence.

11. Noah Solomon (Ignatius Park College)

Was devastating on the edge, breaking tackles with almost every run. Capped off a strong performance with a nice try in the second half.

12. Keenan Bone (St Patrick’s)

Jamie Hansen, Keenan Bone, Cordae Johnson-Daniels and Jack Johns of the Magpies Junior Rugby League U17s celebrating Australia Day at the Seabreeze Hotel. Photo: Fergus Gregg. January 26, 2025.

Look up the definition of ‘explosive’ in the dictionary and you will find this backrower. Ran hard off the right shoulder of his halfback and left track marks on the front of his opposite number on multiple occasions.

13. Mathew Belyea (Kirwan SHS)

Kirwan High Bears Quentin Ofahulu, Eneliko Savelio, Riley Carbone and Mathew Belya. Picture: Evan Morgan

Belyea’s relentless work at the start of the game laid the platform for Kirwan’s backs to shine. Front-loaded his efforts and left plenty of bruises on the Saints boys with his big hits.

14. Cooper Reinders (Ignatius Park College No.14)

Ignatius Park’s super sub came on and bagged a double within five minutes of the second half kicking off. Nice sharp work from the impact dummy-half.

15. Adam McSherry (St Patrick’s No.7)

McSherry might have taken a backseat to his halves partner, but it didn’t stop him having a major influence on the contest. His ball-running ability is second to none among schoolboys halves and he constantly had the Mackay High side under pressure.

16. Jack Vella (St Patrick’s No.14)

The utility took over at dummy-half and looked at home behind the ruck. Was not afraid to get his side up and over the advantage line and threw a magical cut-out pass on the opposition tryline to set up his five-eighth for an easy try.

17. Mitchell Kennell (Mackay SHS No.8)

It was a thankless game to be a middle forward for the Mackay SHS side but he refused to shirk his workload across the contest. Ran the ball with gusto coming out of his own end and came up with a few bone-rattling tackles.

Originally published as Aaron Payne Cup round 2 Team of the Week: Heavyweights go on rampage