1. Corey Makelim
2. Leva Li
3. Nathan Davis
4. John Folau
5. Halauafu Lavaka
6. Ryan Matterson (c)
7. Zach Dockar-Clay
8. Tui Kamikamica
9. Kaysa Pritchard
10. Paula Kafusi
11. Josh Aloiai
12. Jordan Muna
13. Jeff Markus
Interchange:
14. Joey Lussick
15. Brandon Raeli
16. Alex Twal
17. Jack Morris
Good to see another debutant in Jack Morris
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Got any info on Jack, Ham?
Not that I'm Ham, but here's some info on him.
A Gympie local that doesn't mind the hard work/slog that comes with rugby league. Sets the bar high for himself and relishes a challenge of playing against bigger players.
Knows the value of strength and maintaining a solid fitness level.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Gympie NRL hopeful Jack Morris has already seen improvements in his game, since signing with the Parramatta Eels late last year. After a month of pre-season training with Parramatta, Morris said he had started to notice the rewards of hard work.
"I've been training with the U18 side and we've been working hard on our fitness and strength," he said.
"Whether it's been out on the field doing sprints or in the gym lifting weights, they have us doing something every day to improve our physical performance before the season starts.
"Right now, I'm probably in the best physical condition I've ever been."
Seventeen-year-old Morris said his highlight so far was playing in the U20 trial game against the Tigers.
"I had the opportunity to play with the U20 team and it was an awesome experience," he said.
"Going up against the older boys who were bigger and stronger was tough but I held my own and played 60 minutes.
"At first it was daunting to run the ball but after taking my first run, it got easier and easier."
The former Gympie State High student is on holidays from training but is still keeping fit.
"I've been going to the gym every day throughout the holidays to keep my strength up," he said.
"I want to be in my prime when I play our first game on February 15 against the Newcastle Knights in the S.G Ball Under-18's Cup."
http://www.gympietimes.com.au/news/jacks-ready-to-make-nrl-impact-w...
By the sounds of things, he knows what he wants out of rugby league and will work hard to achieve his goals.
Nice report Ricky.
We are getting there craig. Fabian Goodall (unlisted this week), Kelepi Tanginoa (injury) and Tepai Moeroa (NRL) are three massive absentees. Pauli Pauli is also still eligible for the NYC but I don't think he will qualify for the finals with the three (?) NYC games he has under his belt in 2014. Tepai Tepu-Smith and Fred Junior Mauala are also on the sidelines for the next few weeks and with their returns there will be a fight for limited spots and we will be as close to full strength you could ask for heading into the finals.
http://www.gympietimes.com.au/news/move-from-storm-leads-to-big-deb...
Lachlan Roe requested to leave a while ago. Paea Pua moved to the Panthers about 2 and a half months ago and has been starting for the Windsor Wolves in the RM cup, which isn't really a big step up considering he was playing off the bench for the Owls. Not sure about Suli but there was talk he went over to the Dogs, which of course the Dogs were excited about as they saw he is a Parra junior and Noel Cleal nearly shit himself that he could start poaching unwanted backs from us.
At our strongest 17, including first grade players, there's almost no hope for any team.
1) Davis
2) Li
3) Goodall
4) Folau
5) Lavaka
6) Matterson
7) Docker-Clay
8) Tanginoa
9) Pritchard
10) Tepu-Smith
11) Moeroa
12) Pauli
13) Aloiai
14) Lussick
15) Twal
16) Fuimaono
17) Muala
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