Coombabah SHS halfback Harradyn Wilson shatters Broncos gym record

A Coombabah State High School halfback prospect has broken a Brisbane Broncos strength and conditioning record measuring explosive lower-body power.

Coombabah State High product Harradyn Wilson carries the ball for Queensland Country under-16s in 2019. Picture: QRL Media

A Coombabah State High School halfback prospect has broken a Brisbane Broncos strength and conditioning record measuring explosive lower-body power.

Year 11 playmaker Harradyn Wilson set a Broncos record in the countermovement jump, a variation of the squat jump, during off-season training at Red Hill earlier this year.

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Athletes are scored on the height reached during the countermovement jump which translates to maximum speed and explosive power on the football field.

Coombabah State High product Harradyn Wilson carries the ball for Queensland Country under-16s in 2019. Picture: QRL Media

Wilson’s leap bettered the explosive power scores set in recent years by Dally M Prop of the Year Payne Haas and winger Xavier Coates, whose aerial prowess has been compared to Israel Folau.

Coombabah coach Rod Pryor said the young halfback was leaving no stone unturned to pursue his dream of playing in the NRL.

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“His competitive nature is his greatest strength,” Pryor said.

“He does extras on the oval after school; extra fitness, extra speed work and goalkicking as well.

“He’s the type of athlete who you hope gets to that level because he has that mentality to really excel.

Coombabah State High had five kids make the top Queensland under-15 rugby league team plus another two in the "white" team last year. Photo of (L-R) Blake Ruaporo, Nick Hilton, Joseph Shannon, Timothy Sielaff-Burns, Beau Liddle, Kobie Mackey, Josh Lynn. Photo by Richard Gosling.

“He’s lifting phenomenal weight for his size, and though he might not grow vertically we’re coming back to the old days when you can play a halfback who is shorter than six feet.”

Wilson represented the Queensland under-16s in 2019 and had the chance to stake his claim on the Queensland under-18s No.7 jersey before COVID-19 cancelled the representative calendar.

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With the young playmaker calling the shots, Coombabah were one win away from qualification for the Allan Langer Cup, which pits southeast Queensland’s top six rugby league schools against each other to qualify for the State title game.