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Patrician Brothers College Blacktown has reversed last year’s painful grand final loss to hoist the Peter Mulholland Cup following a runaway 34-16 victory over Endeavour Sports High.
In a window towards the future, both sides hit the accelerator from the outset as a host of the state’s top talent had the bus loads of fans on their feet.
Blacktown jabbed early through skipper Jacob Halangahu, but it was the boys from the Shire who had all the answers.
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On the back of an attacking set, halfback Lewis Sargent-Wilson sliced through for the opening try, and when Cronulla rep Blake Watman cruised through a yawning gap, the backrower launched Endeavour 10 points clear.
Sensing back-to-back grand final heartache, Blacktown returned serve in emphatic fashion.
Towering middle Josiah Vaha’akolo-Fifita showed his strength, reaching out to slash the margin by six. Then two minutes before the break, Chas Riddle finished off a long range bust by Cameron Bamblett and backrower Byron Laupepa.
Endeavour landed a penalty goal to make it 12-all at halftime, but they had no answer to a resurgent Blacktown.
With the title on the line, player of the match Jasais Ah Kee took the game by the scruff of the neck. In 10 blistering minutes, the No.7 backed up Fine Fale to score, then he broke the line with a last tackle play to send Jack Nicholas flying into the left corner.
Down 24-12, Endeavour’s spirits lifted with a try to Lisiate Mackay-Filiha, but their hopes plummeted with an error from the restart.
With the title in the bag, Blacktown finished in style. Nicholas added another before Bamblett kicked started the celebrations with a run away effort in the final minute.
For Halangahu, the title caps a magic season that already includes an SG Ball premiership with the Dragons and an ASSRL National title with the NSW CCC side.
“I can’t put it into words right now,” said Halangahu. “To come back after losing last season, it’s been a long year but to do it with these boys means a lot, especially in our final year at the school.”
With the cup safe in his hands, the skipper reflected on the mood behind the posts when they trailed 10-0.
“The majority of the side backed up from last year, so we knew where we went wrong. Last year we hit the front and got too happy, this time we fell behind but remained calm and were able to regroup.”
With the job half done, Blacktown will now challenge for the national title against Queensland’s top side next month on the Gold Coast.
PREVIEW
All eyes will be on one side of the field as two Australian Schoolboys heavyweights and future NRL stars go head-to-head in the Peter Mulholland Cup grand final.
Less than a week after the Sharks and Dragons met in a cracking NRL local derby, two of those club’s most exciting young prospects will recreate the magic in the Peter Mulholland Cup decider.
Australian Schoolboys teammates Nikora Williams (Sharks) and Jacob Halangahu (Dragons), will run out for their respective schools, Endeavour Sports High and Patrician Brothers College, Blacktown, with state glory on their minds.
It will be one cracking on-field battle that will go a long way to deciding who comes out on top in the final, with every minute of the action exclusively live streamed on KommunityTV.
The Peter Mulholland Cup decider will feature a host of Australian Schoolboys talent who have been locked up by NRL clubs as the two stacked sides go head-to-head at Campbelltown Stadium.
Halangahu will be joined by fellow Australian schoolboys Lachlan Coinakis (Eels), Jared Haywood (Tigers) and Tyson Sangalang (Eels), while lock forward Thomas Dellow (Sharks) will line up for the Endeavour side.
While Patrician Brothers College coach Noah Meares admitted there was strike weapons on the opposite side of the field his team needed to be aware of, he has drilled into his side to follow the gameplan which has gotten them to the grand final.
“I don’t like to change too much about how we play,” Meares said. “But we need to be aware of their strength and weaknesses. We need to nullify their strengths without putting too much focus on them.
“We won’t change much about ourselves and the way we play, it will be more about fixing the little things that didn’t fall into place.”
Endeavour Sports High coach Dave Howlett had a similar message for his troops who have improved considerably since their opening round loss to Bass High.
“The key for us is playing our style of footy and the way we like to play, show how much we have improved across the tournament,” Howlett said.
TEAM LISTS
Patrician Brothers College, Blacktown
1. Cameron Bamblett, 2. Chas Riddle, 3. Fine Fale, 4. AJ Johannsen, 5. Jack Nicholas, 6. Jared Haywood (c), 7. Jasais Ah Kee, 8. Charbel Kheirallah, 9. Lachlan Coinakkis, 10. Christian Taupau-Moors, 11. Jacob Halangahu (c), 12. Byron Laupepa, 13. Tyson Sangalang, 14. Charlie Elaro, 15. Josiah Vaha’akolo-Fifita, 16. Roman Tuaimau, 17. Alex Futialo, 18. Harrison Bull, 19. Wesley Pakoti, 20. Massinmo Maestrale
Endeavour Sports High
1. Zane Walker, 2. Dallas Blackburn-Kingi, 3. Kaden Garner (c), 4. Nikora Williams, 5. Jaylan Heron, 6. Jack Schumacher, 7. Lewis Sargent-Wilson, 8. Hemi Blackburn-Kingi, 9. Tye Bursill, 10. Natane Haunga, 11. Lochlin Moses, 12. Blake Watman, 13. Thomas Dellow, 14. Lisiate Mackay-Filiha, 15. Max Halloran, 16. Cruz Parkin, 17. Jamie Curran, 22. Koby Lillis, 19. Christos Margaritis
Ahead of the grand final on Wednesday, meet the six game breakers we believe can decide the grand final.
PATRICIAN BROTHERS COLLEGE, BLACKTOWN
Jacob Halangahu, 2nd row
The most damaging player in schoolboys rugby league. Halangahu has a competitive fire that cannot be extinguished. He will hit hard and run even harder, keep an eye out for a game-changing offload. While he is definitely in a mould of his own, the Dragons SG Ball winner plays a similar game to Titans blockbuster David Fifita.
Jared Haywood, Five-eighth
The five-eighth is in his second season of Peter Mulholland Cup and it shows. Has the experience to know when to play his hand and when to keep his cards close to the vest. Will step up in the clutch moments like he did in last week’s semi-final.
Lachlan Coinakis, hooker
The Eels rising star and Australian schoolboys hooker was one of the unsung heroes of the ASSRL Nationals in July. Has a brilliant game sense and controls the speed of the contest from behind the ruck. He will spot the gap before the defence know its there.
ENDEAVOUR SPORTS HIGH
Thomas Dellow, Lock
The middle forward was NSW CHS best player at the national championships last month and the Sharks junior representative player of the year… and for good reason. The natural leader on the field gets through a mountain of work but still possesses an explosiveness to blow away the competition at a moment’s notice.
Nikora Williams, Centre
The Sharks young gun has pedigree with dad Jason representing New Zealand and playing over 150 games in the NRL. Williams is a blockbusting centre with speed to burn, but it is the little things he does off the ball including his sharp line running and stiff defence that makes him an all-round talent. Has already played Jersey Flegg (U21s) while still in high school. Supreme talent.
Lewis Sargent-Wilson, Halfback
The Steelers SG Ball utility has been incredible for Endeavour Sports High in the back half of the season and was the driving force behind their come-from-behind win in the PMC semi-finals. A representative touch footballer, Sargent-Wilson boasts a razor-sharp step off both feet and a turn of pace to rival the best wingers in the competition.
ENDEAVOUR RIDES ON A WAVE OF MOMENTUM
Endeavour Sports High coach Dave Howlett knows his side will enter the Peter Mulholland Cup final as the underdogs.
It doesn’t faze him one bit.
The boys from the Shire have been playing off the back foot all season, forced to constantly push the ledger after a shock first round loss to Bass High.
It is the fighting spirit, forged in the bonds between his star players, which they will bring into the Peter Mulholland Cup showdown against Patrician Brothers College, Blacktown on Wednesday.
Catch the big NSW final of the NRL Schoolboys Cup LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on KommunityTV at 12:30pm.
“We lost our first game and played knockout footy since then and scrapped through on for and against,” Howlett said.
“Since that loss we have built combinations and have improved with every game.
“That’s why I know we will be better again in the final.”
Howlett also pinpointed the talent and skills of Australian Schoolboys representatives Nikora Williams, son of former Canterbury winger Jason, and lock Tom Dellow as key to the Red Army’s rise.
“Nikora is a leader on and off the field and is super competitive. His best asset is he loves the team, loves the school and will do whatever it takes for them,” Howlett said.
“Tom is our other Australian schoolboy and only in Year 11. He plays lock for us, is a non-stop worker and a great team man. A perfect example of what a teammate should be.
“A strength is we do have those two boys, but it’s also the way they play as a collective.”
Howlett said the connection within the wider squad had come from playing with or against each other every weekend throughout the junior ranks.
The majority of the Endeavour squad is embedded in the Sharks junior system, but there are several players plying their trade in other NRL club programs.
“We have two boys at Souths, but the vast majority are Sharks boys, with a couple at the Steelers,” Howlett said.
“They are just about all at Harold Matts age as well and it’s a massive asset.”
WHY ICEMAN HAYWOOD HOLDS KEYS FOR PBC
There is very little that stresses out Jared Haywood.
The versatile half is a big game player, who stood up when it mattered most for Patrician Brothers College, Blacktown.
He will be ready to do it again as the western suburbs rugby league nursery clashes with Endeavour Sports High in the Peter Mulholland Cup final.
The NSW state final of the NRL Schoolboys Cup will be exclusively live streamed on KommunityTV at 12.30pm, Wednesday.
Haywood, an Australian Schoolboys representative and Tigers junior, has had to take a more senior role in the Patrician Brothers spine after halfback Jhett Sydir suffered a season-ending knee injury at the ASSRL Nationals in July.
He proved it in last week’s semi-final, stepping up to slot a field goal in golden point to down an extremely competitive Central Coast Sports College.
“He is a very good player,” Patrician Brothers coach Noah Meares said. “He is growing as a player and growing in maturity.
“He was a half growing up, but he is essentially being turned into a hooker in club football. He plays hooker in jersey flegg at Balmain. It shows how talented he is, that he comes back into the halves for us and has not missed a beat.
“The preparation he does and work he does in training is what sets him apart.”
While Meares has made a point to keep Haywood free from steering the team around the paddock each set, handing those reins to 16-year-old rookie Jasais Ah Kee, the five-eighth is expected to step up when the game is on the line.
“We want him to play his game the way he has always played it, with his eyes up and a run first mentality,” Meares said.
“He is aware in those big moments, it is on his shoulders. He is very calm under pressure. I say to the team ‘whatever happens, always back yourselves in those moments’.”
While a Sydir return for the PMC final is rated as extremely unlikely, Meares was hopeful he would get a few of his representative troops back in a big boost including young centre AJ Johannson.
NSW Combined Catholic Colleges representatives Roman Tuaimau and Josiah Vaha’akolo-Fifita are also two big bodies who have been missing in action for the Patrician Brothers side in the back half of the Schoolboys Cup season.
“There is a range of boys pushing fitness tests to get themselves in the side, we are not counting on anyone being back for the match,” he said.
“The good thing is anyone is in the frame for a jersey especially with everything that could happen between now and the final.
“The thing with injuries is when one door closes, another one opens. There have been a lot of boys taking the opportunity presented to them.”
Originally published as Live stream: Patrician Brothers Blacktown v Endeavour Sports High, Peter Mulholland Cup final
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