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All Saints final shot at NRL Schoolboys Cup glory

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19/07/2022

Myles Martin will make a timely return for All Saints, Maitland as the side hunts its first win of the NRL Schoolboys Cup season (Photo : Steve Montgomery)

All Saints final shot at Schoolboys Cup glory

Author : Phoebe Street NewsCorp Sports

All Saints final shot at Schoolboys Cup glory against Patrician Brothers Fairfield

Fresh off a thrilling 10-10 draw, All Saint’s, Maitland are a attempting to convert their form into their first victory. Watch the NRL Schoolboys Cup LIVE at 11am, Wednesday.

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All Saints, Maitland will feel double the pressure, heading into their third and final game without a win under their belt and against a school which head of sport Elliott Plank deems as a “massive challenge.”

The winless All Saints will have their hands full against a Patrician Brothers Fairfield side that is fresh after having the past month off the park.

The match will be exclsuively live streamed by KommunityTV from 11am, Wednesday.

Patrician Brothers have not played since the opening day of the NRL Schoolboys Cup when they romped home to a 64-0 win over Farrer MAHS.

Despite this, with a bit of home ground advantage and the skill of Knights development players Nick Tuliatu and hooker Khynan Butler, Plank hopes to “put on a display for the people of the community who have been affected by the flood.”

All Saints will also receive a major boost to their chances with the return of representative duo lock forward Myles Martin and front rower Caleb Garvie.

The pair were part of the NSW Combined Catholic Colleges side that made it into the semi-finals of the Australian Secondary Schools Championships and were absent from the schools last start 10-10 draw against Farrer MAHS.

They both had an impressive championships with Martin considered among the top 10 schoolboys to the compete in Redcliffe.

Patrician Brothers have not played since the opening round of the competition, and with the emergence of several young talents, have opted to shake things up in terms of training and players.

Coach Frank Pritchard said the competition for spots in the Patrician Brothers line-up had driven a change in their preparation.

Fresh off a semi-final appearance at the ASSRL Nationals, Patrician Brothers Fairfield prop Jordan Miller has been identified as a gamebreaker for the side. Picture: Liam Kidston

“We’ve got a lot of young guys that are pushing to come into the team, so we’ve had to adapt our training here and there to compensate for those kids,” he said.

One young player taking center stage will be Parramatta Eels prodigy and Harold Matthews star, Junior Fagalele.

Jordan Miller will also be a player to look out for, with Pritchard stating he is “one of the hottest properties at the moment”.

“He is big, he is robust and I think he’ll be hard to contain,” he said.