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Storm SG Ball Squad Announced for 2023

Congratulations to the following players who have been selected for the 2023 Melbourne Storm U19s SG Ball Squad.

The Melbourne Storm teams have changed their name this year from the Victoria Thunderbolts which competed in the NSWRL SG Ball and Jersey Flegg Competitions last year.

Melbourne Storm U19s host Canberra in Round 1 of the NSWRL SG Ball competition on February 4 at Comely Banks Recreation Reserve in Officer.

Kick off is 12pm.

SG Ball Squad

Bishop Walker
Clayton Tapelu
Daniel Boe
Dickie Terepo
Edward Stowers
Ethan Van Gelderen
Hugo Peel
Ioane Lui
James Finau
Josiah Moreli Alama
Kobi Heurea
Kristian Tornatore
Levi Osei
Leviticus Amiatu
Matthew Logopati
Muao Kaisala
Nelson Solo
Nisifolo Fauonuku
Philip Telea
Reece Winston
Rhylis Hohepa
River Richards
Rua Ropoama
Semisi Liu
Siulagi Pio
Suli Pole
Vincent Fifita

Coach Development Program

Guided by the RISE Program Head Coach, participants of the RISE Coach Development Program (Development Coaches) will receive education in contemporary coaching practices.

Strength & conditioning and socio-emotional­ development whilst leading and mentoring a group of players through a tailored series of training sessions and workshops that aim to provide players with the tools they need to reach their potential.

At the completion of the program, coaches will receive the NRL RISE Development Coach Accreditation

2023 will see three programs run across Melbourne:

South East – Casey Fields, Casey

North – Anderson Reserve, Broadmeadows

West – Bruce Comben Reserve, Altona

Session Dates –

Session 1 – Sunday 7 May – 9am – 12pm

Session 2 – Monday 5 June – 530pm – 8pm

Session 3 – Monday 10 July – 530pm – 8pm

Session 4 – Monday 14 August – 530pm – 8pm

Session 5 – Monday 11 September – 530pm – 8pm

Form attached below:

https://forms.office.com/r/TZMUF78qPx

Any questions, please contact Tim Auremi – nrlviccoaching@nrl.com.au

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Author : Kelsey Hogan News Corp Sports

The Grange v Mount Ridley, NRL Schoolboys Cup Victoria qualifier

The Grange have punched their ticket to the NRL Schoolboys Cup on their first attempt after a resounding victory over Mount Ridley. Relive all the action from our LIVE STREAM.

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The Grange has booked one of two Victorian spots in this year’s NRL Schoolboys Cup after a dominant win in the qualifying final.

It was a fairytale finish for The Grange, running over Mount Ridley and proving to be Victoria’s top rugby league school in front of a cheering and chanting home crowd on Wednesday.

The Grange were clinical as they dissected Mount Ridley, to take the match 36-14 at The Grange’s new home facilities.

Year 11 student and Grange’s star centre Shan Ty Fatuleai said “excitement is an understatement” to compete in this year’s top-tier competition.

“This is everything we dreamt of and have worked towards, we can’t wait to get in there and rip up,” Fatuleai told News Corp.

The Grange are through to NRL Schoolboys Cup

“We know Sydney is a tough place to go but we’re just going to try our best. I think Victoria deserves the opportunity to showcase their rugby league skills, so we’re just going to go up there and show them what we’ve got.”

Crossing the line in the second half to cement The Grange’s victory, Fatuleai said he couldn’t help himself “but blow a kiss to the supporters” in celebration of the four-pointer.

“It’s our first game on the field in front of the school and to get the win was amazing. The atmosphere was insane.”

“I love the boys and our school.”

Suliasi Prescott once again starred for the competition newcomers, with the star hooker playing a major hand in the side’s five tries, while fullback Ethan Barlow and Fatuleai also produced outstanding football to send The Grange into their first NRL Schoolboys Cup.

Prescott, who has been named in the Under-18s Australian Schoolboys train-on-squad, punished Mt Ridley’s errors, showing plenty of pace and footwork in attack, streaking away to open the points of the home clash.

Forwards Tana Maiava and Richard Gabriel also crossed the line in the first half, giving The Grange every reason to be excited for the clinic that was about to unfold.

But Mount Ridley refused to give up without a fight and roared to life in the second half, but time proved to be their enemy with The Grange turning away a series of Ridley raids and finishing with a convincing 22-point victory.

Another fierce rugby league nursery, Hallam College, will join The Grange in the NRL Schoolboys Competition.

Preview: Prescott key as The Grange shoots for schoolboys league history

The Grange College is one step away from creating a schoolboys sporting story for the ages, looking to book their ticket interstate when they battle it out with Mt Ridley on Wednesday.

The competition first-timers have proved to be the year’s underdog, after an upset victory over Hallam College in Round 2 of the Victorian qualifiers put them in the box seat to move through to the NRL Schoolboys Cup competition.

The clash between the two fierce rugby league nurseries will be live streamed by the Herald Sun at 11am, Wednesday at The Grange College as part of an exclusive partnership to showcase the best emerging talents in the sport

The Grange P-12 College’s head coach Shannon Love said this week’s home clash will be an important opportunity to showcase their school’s talent and inspire the next generation of rugby league players.

Hallam and The Grange players come together after their NRL Schoolboys Cup Victoria qualifier at Casey Fields. Picture: Penny McCredie

“There’s a huge sense of pride going around the whole school community at the moment, everyone is a part of it, from our teaching staff to our younger years,” Love said.

“It’s the first time we get to host a game on our new facilities so the boys are a little bit nervous, it’ll be a little bit of a spectacle with the school coming out to watch the game.

“But this is what the ultimate vision was from the very start. The reason why we wanted to host at school is to create and environment for the younger age groups to look up to the boys and one day want to be a part of the experience and opportunity as well.”

Suliasi Prescott scored three tries in The Grange’s NRL Schoolboys Cup win over Hallam College. Picture: Penny McCredie

All eyes on Wednesday will be on The Grange’s star hooker Suliasi Prescott, who scored a hat-trick in the first 15 minutes of their 32-18 victory over Hallam College.

“Suliasi has been a good leader for the boys this season. He’s been working on his kicking, waiting for the right opportunities in his attacking game,” Love said.

“Suliasi has been linking up really well with Iziah Havea in the centres and Ethan Barlow who is our fullback.

“Our number 13 Muao Kaisala has also been really strong at lock for us. Suilasi and Muao have played for years and years together so they’ve also got a really good combination there.”

Love said his rookie schoolboys side’s main goal on Wednesday will be “trying to weather the storm” of Mt Ridley’s strong forward pack.

“I think Mt Ridley will come out of the blocks really strong, I think they’ll use their big mobile forwards in the middle,” he said.

“So I think they’ll try to gothrough the middle pretty hard and I think it’ll be tough trying to weather that storm.

The Grange lock forward Muao Kaisala crashes across to score in the win over Hallam College at Casey Fields. Picture: Penny McCredie

“I think they’ll play a really up-tempo game but we just need to try and play at our pace, which is what we did against Hallam.”

Love said qualifying to the NRL Schoolboys Cup is a goal that The Grange was determined to achieve this year and his boys “have put themselves in the best position to achieve that” after an emphatic start to the season.

“Being newcomers, one thing I spoke a lot about with the boys this year is that there is no expectation on us and I think they’ve really maximised on that,” he said.

“Qualifying to interstate was a goal we set at the start of the year as a playing group and it’s something we’ve been striving towards over the last term and a half, trying to get the boys into the next level and give them an opportunity to get picked up interstate.

“We’ve still got a job to do but we’ve put ourselves in a good position to achieve that goal.

“I hope this competition is something the boys will remember forever.”

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Live stream: News partners with NRL to live stream Melbourne Storm Cup in Victoria

The NRL is putting rugby league on the map in Victoria, with the inaugural Melbourne Storm Cup set to light up the schools rugby league pathways. Find out how you can watch the action LIVE.

The NRL is continuing to put rugby league on Victoria’s map, launching a new Schoolboys Cup qualifier which hopes to provide more opportunities for the southern state’s up-and-coming league stars in the Australian rules heartland.

The inaugural NRL Schoolboys Victoria Qualifiers will kick off this week with NewsCorp showcasing the next generation of Victorian league talent.

Exclusively livestreaming the competition which will see three Victorian schools battle it out for a place in the top-tier NRL Schoolboys competition.

NRL School Participation and Projects Coordinator Jonathon Dallas said he hopes the new competition will “increase rugby league participation and offer new opportunities for kids in all the different schools in Victoria.”

The Grange P-12 College will join the elite Victorian Schoolboys rugby league ranks. The Grange players Muao Kaisala, Richard Junior Gabriel and Ethan Barlow-Sua. Picture : Nicki Connolly
The Grange P-12 College will join the elite Victorian Schoolboys rugby league ranks.

“This pathway basically gives every school in Victorian an opportunity to strive for Schoolboy Cup. Where in the past that wasn’t an option,” Dallas said.

“The work that the NRL does in schools throughout the whole country sometimes can be lost.

But something like this highlights how far Victoria as a state has come in school rugby league and the improvements in the level of footy they are playing.”

Mount Ridley, Hallam College and The Grange College will be competing for the top two qualifying positions which will go on to play NRL Schoolboys Cup while the third qualifier will compete in the second-tier NRL Schoolboy Trophy competition.

Mr Dallas said not only does he hope to provide more opportunities for schoolboys to represent their school playing rugby league, but encourage and motivate students during their final school years.

“An official rule of the schoolboy Cup and Schoolboy Trophy is students can’t play unless they’ve got 90 per cent attendance at school,” Dallas said.

“So the whole theory behind the competition is not just about developing kids, not just being a superstar footballer, but making sure they are ticking off the boxes in their schooling and education as well.

The NRL are expanding their pathways program in Victoria, with The Grange College joining the ranks for the first time. Richard Junior Gabriel, Ethan Barlow-Sua and Muao Kaisala show off their technical drills. Picture: Nicki Connolly

“We’re trying to help develop students’ not just footballers.”

In Melbourne’s Western Suburbs, The Grange P-12 College’s Head Coach Shannon Love said the new competition taps into the need for more opportunities for Victorian rugby league kids striving towards a future in the sport.

“I do think there’s a huge opportunity here, a lot of people look at Victoria as being an AFL state which they’re not wrong, but the talent out here in the west is up to standard,” Love said.

“There is a very multicultural society here with lots of Pacific Islanders and New Zealanders and that just bleed rugby which is really exciting and I think the talent pool here does go quite deep.”

“I think the NRL is going in the right direction in developing raw talent in Victoria and this Melbourne Storm Cup is just the start, I think there’s going to be a lot of success from here,” he said.

“Melbourne Storm lack that Victorian blood, so I would love to see more development and pathways in Victoria but we just need to keep giving the boys an opportunity to get picked up.”

MELBOURNE STORM CUP LIVE STREAM

The Herald Sun will live stream three NRL Schoolboys Cup qualifying games as part of the Melbourne Storm Cup in Victoria.

See the schedule below to know when you need to tune in.

Melbourne Storm Cup

Friday, May 6
1.45pm: Mount Ridley v Hallam College

Friday, May 13
2.30pm: Hallam College v The Grange

Friday, May 20
2.30pm: The Grange v Mount Ridley

The Grange will meet with Victoria University on Friday in the opening round of the competition and Mr Love believes his school have the ability to give the top-tier competition “a run for their money” if they qualify.

“The boys have been in The Schoolboy Trophy last year but now we’re up against the best schools in the state which is really exciting,” he said.

“I’ve been involved in Schoolboys in NSW and I think our boys would definitely give them a good run for their money.”

In a match that will be exclusively livestreamed by NewsCorp on Friday May 6, Mount Ridley will clash with Hallam College, kicking off at 2.30pm.

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News Corp will stream a game of the round from the NSWRL junior representative competitions.

You can go back into our archive to watch every game we have streamed so far this season. Click the links below to see what you missed.

ROUND 1

Tarsha Gale Cup: Raiders v Steelers

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ROUND 2

Tarsha Gale Cup: Bulldogs v Eels

Harold Matts: Bulldogs v Eels 

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ROUND 3 

Tarsha Gale Cup: Rabbitohs v Knights 

Harold Matts: Rabbitohs v Knights 

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ROUND 4

Tarsha Gale Cup: Tigers v Roosters 

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ROUND 5 

Tarsha Gale Cup: Rabbitohs v Raiders  

Harold Matts: Rabbitohs v Bears

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ROUND 6 

Tarsha Gale Cup: Dragons v Steelers 

Harold Matts: Dragons v Steelers

SG Ball Cup: Dragons v Steelers 

ROUND 7 

Harold Matts – Cronulla Sharks v Canberra Raiders

SG Ball – Cronulla Sharks v Canberra Raiders 

ROUND 8 

Tarsha Gale Cup – Panthers v Bulldogs 

Harold Matts – Panthers v Bulldogs

SG Ball Cup – Panthers v Bulldogs 

ROUND 9 

Tarsha Gale Cup – Sydney Roosters v St George Dragons

Harold Matts – Sydney Roosters v St George Dragons

SG Ball Cup – Sydney Roosters v St George Dragons

ELIMINATION FINALS 

Tarsha Gale Cup – Wests Tigers v Illawarra Steelers 

Harold Matts – Canberra Raiders v Penrith Panthers 

SG Ball Cup – Penrith Panthers v Illawarra Steelers 

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2021 Schoolboy Cup Round 3

16/06/2021 48 - 0 N/A Patrician Brothers Fairfield vs All Saints College
22/06/2021 12:00 pm N/A The Ship vs Westfields Sports High
23/06/2021 12:00 pm N/A Farrer MAHS vs Holy Cross Ryde
23/06/2021 12:00 pm N/A Hills Sports High vs Hallam (Vic)
23/06/2021 12:00 pm N/A Erindale College vs Mount Ridley (VIC)
23/06/2021 12:00 pm N/A St Dominic’s College vs St. Greg's
23/06/2021 12:00 pm N/A Illawarra Sports High vs Hallam (Vic)
23/06/2021 20 - 24 N/A Bulls vs Hunter Sports
23/06/2021 12:00 pm N/A Hills Sports High vs Patrician Brothers Blacktown

Round 3

2021 Schoolboy Cup Round 3 Ladder - All Pools

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Patrician Bros F'field	3	3	0	0	108	32	76	6
2	St. Doms	2	2	0	0	82	6	76	4
3	St. Greg's	2	2	0	0	50	8	42	4
4	Holy Cross	2	1	0	1	48	32	16	2
5	Patrician Bros B'ktown	2	1	0	1	40	36	4	2
6	Illawarra SHS	1	1	0	0	26	22	4	2
7	Mount Ridley (VIC)	1	1	0	0	28	26	2	2
8	Westfields SHS	2	1	0	1	42	42	0	2
9	Hill SHS	2	1	0	1	46	48	-2	2
10	Endavour SHS	2	1	0	1	42	44	-2	2
11	All Saints	3	1	0	2	42	96	-54	2
12	Hunter SHS	3	1	0	2	38	104	-66	2
13	Hallam (Vic)	1	0	0	1	26	28	-2	0
14	Erindale	1	0	0	1	22	26	-4	0
15	Farrer	2	0	0	2	32	70	-38	0
16	Bulls	3	0	0	3	20	72	-52	0

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