General Warriors Junior Pathways

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Bishop Neale and Jackson Stewart look like absolute beasts.
St Thomas' has become a factory of athletes across all codes after doing absolutely nothing on the sporting scene in my high school years of late 90's-early 00's. I coached 7s against them recently (don't think either of the guys you mentioned played) but there's boys who look closer to 25 than 18. One named Xavier Lynch is a really skillful big fella
 
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I think last trial for Harold mats is tomorrow..
40 odd players down to a final squad of 30.

Judging by what I saw at the trial, some of the younger boys will miss the cut. Bishop wasn't on the field much so he'll be in the 30 already.

I was told that the earlier trial was for non Auckland players and this final one included the Auckland players. Some boys really stood out, the 13 in the white team was a beast. I don't know that the jersey numbers matched actual playing positions but this kid tore the middle of the field up.

The heat was a good test of how boys will handle the dry and hot conditions in Sydney.
 
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40 odd players down to a final squad of 30.

Judging by what I saw at the trial, some of the younger boys will miss the cut. Bishop wasn't on the field much so he'll be in the 30 already.

I was told that the earlier trial was for non Auckland players and this final one included the Auckland players. Some boys really stood out, the 13 in the white team was a beast. I don't know that the jersey numbers matched actual playing positions but this kid tore the middle of the field up.

The heat was be a good test of how boys will handle the dry and hot conditions in Sydney.
Nice. Do you know when squad officially announced? Apparently final testing today and tomorrow, then they go on an extended break.
 

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Bit of footage from the recent trials.

Hiraka Waitai-Haenga has been the Ham Boys 1st XV second five for the last few seasons and still has one more year I think.

Hasn't played too much league but defintely a prospect, his ball-playing touch & union skills would be better suited at 6 long term, but easier to learn the game at centre.
 
I remember someone mentioned the new gym for the pathways.
Not sure if the article has been posted but here it is.
 
Hiraka Waitai-Haenga has been the Ham Boys 1st XV second five for the last few seasons and still has one more year I think.

Hasn't played too much league but defintely a prospect, his ball-playing touch & union skills would be better suited at 6 long term, but easier to learn the game at centre.
I taught Hiraka at intermediate school - very cool kid. He was one of two boys in that class with the skills you could see was almost certainly going to be a professional sportsman at 12. The other was Te Maia Huirama the 6 for Waikato (U16s I think?) Both very slick touch players I would love to see them succeed.
 
I know it's been spoken about before. It would be good if the club got behind the junior teams and have someone follow them around streaming the games. The bunnies do it and stream the reserve grade teams on Facebook. Just a thought
Are the streamers working for the bunnies? I thought they were just a couple of guys doing it off their own back with the Bunnies blessing.
 
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