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17-10-2008, 08:46 PM
KNIGHTS ANNOUNCE JUNIOR SUMMER SQUADS
The Newcastle Knights have identified ‘Generation Next’, today releasing the 2009 Junior Summer Squads.
160 players trialed at Toronto’s Lyall Peackock Field in September, made up of an overwhelming 91 per cent of local juniors.
A who’s who of Newcastle and Hunter Valley Rugby League names is headlined by Hayden Fulmer (son of first Knights halfback, Steve Fulmer), Rodney Mason (brother of Willie Mason), Damien Menzies (cousin of Steve Menzies), Jaden Rosberg (son of Jamie Thorpe), Rylee Snowden (brother of Kade Snowden), Gene Brown (brother of Riley Brown) and Scone’s Adam Clydesdale, grandson of former Test winger and Newcastle Team of the Century nominee, Don ‘Bandy’ Adams.
One of the region’s most famous Rugby League breeding grounds is well represented with 14 players selected from the Scone, Singleton and Muswellbrook regions.
The Maitland Schoolboys region is prominent in the 2009 summer squad with 26 players named from the Cessnock, Maitland, Morpeth, Beresfield and Kurri Kurri areas.
Selections from the Newcastle and Port Stephens areas accounted for more than half of the 114-strong squad which also includes talent from as far afield as Townsville, Yepoon, Orange, Armidale, Glen Innes and Palmerston North.
“It’s encouraging to know it still means a great deal for local kids to trial for the Newcastle Knights,” said Knights Strategic Development Manager, Keith Onslow.
“It’s exciting to see so many second generation players coming through. Even the guys who are fixtures in the local competition, to see their sons coming through confirms this is a great footy area.
“We’ll always look to recruit and supplement from the outside if we have to but we’ll squeeze every bit of juice out of our region first,” he said.
The squads will begin training on Monday 3 November with the annual Myuna Bay Skills Camp to be held from the 5th – 7th November.
Final squad Harold Matthews and SG Ball Selection is expected to be announced soon after January 31, 2009.
All players selected are required to contact the club by Monday to confirm their acceptance.
Newcastle Knights Limited 2009 U/15 & U/16 Chargers
Skills Development Squad
1. Pratik Ahuja (East Maitland)
2. Deng Amour (Kotara)
3. Ben Edwards (East Maitland)
4. Mitch Golledge (Scone)
5. Richard Graham (Scone)
6. Jack Jones (Raymond Terrace)
7. Daniel King (West Maitland)
8. Sam Keenan (South Newcastle)
9. Jake Lawrence (Camden Haven)
10. Sam Lindsay (Valentine)
11. William McCormack (Cessnock)
12. Tom McKenzie (West Maitland)
13. Dylan May (Raymond Terrace)
14. Damien Menzies (Singleton)
15. Connor O'Leary (South Newcastle)
16. Luke O'Neill (Cessnock)
17. Jarrad Rotumah (South Newcastle)
18. Ricky Schein (Raymond Terrace)
19. Mitch Stanton (Kotara)
20. Tyler Sowter (West Maitland)
21. Ben Thompson (Kurri Kurri)
22. Ryan Walsh (Western Suburbs)
23. Stephen Widders (Waratah)
Newcastle Knights Limited 2009 U/16 Harold Matthews Summer Squad
1. Jonathan Anderson (Western Suburbs)
2. Jacob Bailey (Scone)
3. Daley Boney (Muswellbrook)
4. Zac Bruen-Ansell (Port Macquarie)
5. Geordie Connolly (West Maitland)
6. Adam Clydesdale (Scone)
7. Daniel Curtis (West Maitland)
8. James Elias (Nelson Bay)
9. Lemoto Foster (Western Suburbs)
10. Ash Hazzard (Taree)
11. Jackson Hill (Valentine)
12. Ngani Laumape (Palmerston Nth)
13. Jake McMurray (South Newcastle)
14. Jeremy Ma'a (South Newcastle)
15. Pat Matautia- Leifi (South Newcastle)
16. Heath Mordaunt (Waratah)
17. Josh Morrison (Morpeth)
18. Jeremy Munro (Armidale)
19. Ned Nissen (Waratah)
20. Shay Padberg (West Maitland)
21. Nick Ritter (Scone)
22. Ben Roose (West Maitland)
23. Jayden Rosberg (Orange)
24. Brad Russell (South Newcastle)
25. Jason Savin (Western Suburbs)
26. Rylee Snowden (Valentine)
27. Jake Smith (South Newcastle)
28. Piersen Smyczynski (South Newcastle)
29. Michael Steele (Kurri Kurri)
30. Felise Taufaao (Western Suburbs)
31. Luke Vernon (Cessnock)
32. Nick Walker (Scone)
33. Ryan Wood (Forster Tuncurry)
Hunter Academy of Sport 2009 Rugby League Program
Incorporating Newcastle Knights 17years Developing Players Squad
1. Samuel Basa (Western Suburbs)
2. Ben Bradley (Raymond Terrace)
3. Matt Cameron (Raymond Terrace)
4. Mitch Cullen (Kurri Kurri)
5. Jase Durston-Graham (Central Charlestown)
6. Daniel Enosi-Tuipuloto (Western Suburbs)
7. Dean Ferris (Macquarie United)
8. Justin Ferris (Macquarie United)
9. Doug Frazer (East Maitland)
10. Hayden Fulmer (Valentine)
11. Royce Geoffrey (Macquarie United)
12. Shannon Harmey (Kurri Kurri)
13. Tye Hopley (Glendale)
14. Zac Kosiek (Macquarie United)
15. Zac Mowatt (Morpeth)
16. Patrick Murphy (Macquarie United)
17. Josh Neilson (Central Charlestown)
18. Daniel Robertson (East Maitland)
19. Jamie Sheen (Beresfield)
Newcastle Knights Limited 2009 U/18 SG Ball Summer Squad
1. Tye Alchin (Macquarie United)
2. Sam Anderson (Kurri Kurri)
3. Jonathon Armstrong (Western Suburbs)
4. Jason Austin (Singleton)
5. Daniel Backhus (Central Charlestown)
6. Kori Barber (Cessnock)
7. Mitchell Barnes (Townsville)
8. Mark Bates (Central Charlestown)
9. Cade Boney (Muswellbrook)
10. Alex Brew (Wyong)
11. Dale Clacherty (Beresfield)
12. Nathan Cooper (Nelson Bay)
13. Scott Dunn (Muswellbrook)
14. Nick Ehsman (Glen Innes)
15. Aaron Fairweather (Yepoon)
16. Jake Finn (Lakes United)
17. Scott Grifffiths (Singleton)
18. Matthew Herman (Western Suburbs)
19. Kerrod Holland (Singleton)
20. Joshua Jackson (Lakes United)
21. Chris Knight (Central Charles town)
22. Joe Leighton (South Newcastle)
23. Rodney Mason (Central Charlestown)
24. Chanel Mata'utia-Leifi (South Newcastle)
25. Tyler Ostle (Southern Beaches)
26. Ryan Pywell (Western Suburbs)
27. Chad Redman (Western Suburbs)
28. Tyrone Roberts (Western Suburbs)
29. Kirran Shearer (Raymond Terrace)
30. Justin Smith (Central Charlestown)
31. Will Smith (Western Suburbs)
32. Jay Stevens (Kurri Kurri)
33. Tyler Sullivan (Aberdeen)
34. Boydie-Lee Symes (Erina)
35. Kieran Vale (Western Suburbs)
36. Mitch Williams (Lakes United)
Link (http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news_KNIGHTS%20ANNOUNCE%20JUNIOR%20SUMMER%20SQUADS _200810171456)
The Newcastle Knights have identified ‘Generation Next’, today releasing the 2009 Junior Summer Squads.
160 players trialed at Toronto’s Lyall Peackock Field in September, made up of an overwhelming 91 per cent of local juniors.
A who’s who of Newcastle and Hunter Valley Rugby League names is headlined by Hayden Fulmer (son of first Knights halfback, Steve Fulmer), Rodney Mason (brother of Willie Mason), Damien Menzies (cousin of Steve Menzies), Jaden Rosberg (son of Jamie Thorpe), Rylee Snowden (brother of Kade Snowden), Gene Brown (brother of Riley Brown) and Scone’s Adam Clydesdale, grandson of former Test winger and Newcastle Team of the Century nominee, Don ‘Bandy’ Adams.
One of the region’s most famous Rugby League breeding grounds is well represented with 14 players selected from the Scone, Singleton and Muswellbrook regions.
The Maitland Schoolboys region is prominent in the 2009 summer squad with 26 players named from the Cessnock, Maitland, Morpeth, Beresfield and Kurri Kurri areas.
Selections from the Newcastle and Port Stephens areas accounted for more than half of the 114-strong squad which also includes talent from as far afield as Townsville, Yepoon, Orange, Armidale, Glen Innes and Palmerston North.
“It’s encouraging to know it still means a great deal for local kids to trial for the Newcastle Knights,” said Knights Strategic Development Manager, Keith Onslow.
“It’s exciting to see so many second generation players coming through. Even the guys who are fixtures in the local competition, to see their sons coming through confirms this is a great footy area.
“We’ll always look to recruit and supplement from the outside if we have to but we’ll squeeze every bit of juice out of our region first,” he said.
The squads will begin training on Monday 3 November with the annual Myuna Bay Skills Camp to be held from the 5th – 7th November.
Final squad Harold Matthews and SG Ball Selection is expected to be announced soon after January 31, 2009.
All players selected are required to contact the club by Monday to confirm their acceptance.
Newcastle Knights Limited 2009 U/15 & U/16 Chargers
Skills Development Squad
1. Pratik Ahuja (East Maitland)
2. Deng Amour (Kotara)
3. Ben Edwards (East Maitland)
4. Mitch Golledge (Scone)
5. Richard Graham (Scone)
6. Jack Jones (Raymond Terrace)
7. Daniel King (West Maitland)
8. Sam Keenan (South Newcastle)
9. Jake Lawrence (Camden Haven)
10. Sam Lindsay (Valentine)
11. William McCormack (Cessnock)
12. Tom McKenzie (West Maitland)
13. Dylan May (Raymond Terrace)
14. Damien Menzies (Singleton)
15. Connor O'Leary (South Newcastle)
16. Luke O'Neill (Cessnock)
17. Jarrad Rotumah (South Newcastle)
18. Ricky Schein (Raymond Terrace)
19. Mitch Stanton (Kotara)
20. Tyler Sowter (West Maitland)
21. Ben Thompson (Kurri Kurri)
22. Ryan Walsh (Western Suburbs)
23. Stephen Widders (Waratah)
Newcastle Knights Limited 2009 U/16 Harold Matthews Summer Squad
1. Jonathan Anderson (Western Suburbs)
2. Jacob Bailey (Scone)
3. Daley Boney (Muswellbrook)
4. Zac Bruen-Ansell (Port Macquarie)
5. Geordie Connolly (West Maitland)
6. Adam Clydesdale (Scone)
7. Daniel Curtis (West Maitland)
8. James Elias (Nelson Bay)
9. Lemoto Foster (Western Suburbs)
10. Ash Hazzard (Taree)
11. Jackson Hill (Valentine)
12. Ngani Laumape (Palmerston Nth)
13. Jake McMurray (South Newcastle)
14. Jeremy Ma'a (South Newcastle)
15. Pat Matautia- Leifi (South Newcastle)
16. Heath Mordaunt (Waratah)
17. Josh Morrison (Morpeth)
18. Jeremy Munro (Armidale)
19. Ned Nissen (Waratah)
20. Shay Padberg (West Maitland)
21. Nick Ritter (Scone)
22. Ben Roose (West Maitland)
23. Jayden Rosberg (Orange)
24. Brad Russell (South Newcastle)
25. Jason Savin (Western Suburbs)
26. Rylee Snowden (Valentine)
27. Jake Smith (South Newcastle)
28. Piersen Smyczynski (South Newcastle)
29. Michael Steele (Kurri Kurri)
30. Felise Taufaao (Western Suburbs)
31. Luke Vernon (Cessnock)
32. Nick Walker (Scone)
33. Ryan Wood (Forster Tuncurry)
Hunter Academy of Sport 2009 Rugby League Program
Incorporating Newcastle Knights 17years Developing Players Squad
1. Samuel Basa (Western Suburbs)
2. Ben Bradley (Raymond Terrace)
3. Matt Cameron (Raymond Terrace)
4. Mitch Cullen (Kurri Kurri)
5. Jase Durston-Graham (Central Charlestown)
6. Daniel Enosi-Tuipuloto (Western Suburbs)
7. Dean Ferris (Macquarie United)
8. Justin Ferris (Macquarie United)
9. Doug Frazer (East Maitland)
10. Hayden Fulmer (Valentine)
11. Royce Geoffrey (Macquarie United)
12. Shannon Harmey (Kurri Kurri)
13. Tye Hopley (Glendale)
14. Zac Kosiek (Macquarie United)
15. Zac Mowatt (Morpeth)
16. Patrick Murphy (Macquarie United)
17. Josh Neilson (Central Charlestown)
18. Daniel Robertson (East Maitland)
19. Jamie Sheen (Beresfield)
Newcastle Knights Limited 2009 U/18 SG Ball Summer Squad
1. Tye Alchin (Macquarie United)
2. Sam Anderson (Kurri Kurri)
3. Jonathon Armstrong (Western Suburbs)
4. Jason Austin (Singleton)
5. Daniel Backhus (Central Charlestown)
6. Kori Barber (Cessnock)
7. Mitchell Barnes (Townsville)
8. Mark Bates (Central Charlestown)
9. Cade Boney (Muswellbrook)
10. Alex Brew (Wyong)
11. Dale Clacherty (Beresfield)
12. Nathan Cooper (Nelson Bay)
13. Scott Dunn (Muswellbrook)
14. Nick Ehsman (Glen Innes)
15. Aaron Fairweather (Yepoon)
16. Jake Finn (Lakes United)
17. Scott Grifffiths (Singleton)
18. Matthew Herman (Western Suburbs)
19. Kerrod Holland (Singleton)
20. Joshua Jackson (Lakes United)
21. Chris Knight (Central Charles town)
22. Joe Leighton (South Newcastle)
23. Rodney Mason (Central Charlestown)
24. Chanel Mata'utia-Leifi (South Newcastle)
25. Tyler Ostle (Southern Beaches)
26. Ryan Pywell (Western Suburbs)
27. Chad Redman (Western Suburbs)
28. Tyrone Roberts (Western Suburbs)
29. Kirran Shearer (Raymond Terrace)
30. Justin Smith (Central Charlestown)
31. Will Smith (Western Suburbs)
32. Jay Stevens (Kurri Kurri)
33. Tyler Sullivan (Aberdeen)
34. Boydie-Lee Symes (Erina)
35. Kieran Vale (Western Suburbs)
36. Mitch Williams (Lakes United)
Link (http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news_KNIGHTS%20ANNOUNCE%20JUNIOR%20SUMMER%20SQUADS _200810171456)