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Words: Nic DarvenizaProducer: Veathika Jain
Ranking Gold Coast Rugby’s Top 100 players in 2021
Here are the names to know
With a new Gold Coast rugby season about to begin, the Gold Coast Bulletin delved into the record books and form guide to determine who the top players are.
A complete package at lock, van Brecht will make a major difference to the Hoggies when the Tasmanian returns in 2022.
Kieran van Brecht Helensvale lock
When the captain got injured early in the Gators season, it was Watson who stepped up. PBC were rarely beaten at scrum time and Watson made his impact in general play as well.
Frank WatsonPBC prop
The team scored 32 tries in the season and Winger Tyrell Forbes was responsible for 11 of them, scoring more tries than Coomera’s next three best scorers combined.
Tyrell ForbesCoomera centre/wing
After missing the start of the season, Kennedy settled into his position like he’d missed no time. Unflappable under pressure, he was a decisive factor in College’s third grand final win.
Connor Kennedy Colleges fullback
One of the competition’s most exciting backline attackers, Lalabalavu almost led Bond to break Colleges’ win streak in a man of the match performance.
Josefa Lalabalavu Bond centre
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