Holden Cup, SG Ball, Harold Matthews + Scholarships - 2015

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Continuing what seems to be a theme this year in our Juniors who we have signed going other places apparently Patrick Herbert is going to the Dragons.

Also with the draw being out we have two games on TV in the first 20 rounds. R6 vs the Raiders and R18 vs the Warriors.
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Joe Apikatoa apparently asked for a release and wants out of the Storm- can anyone confirm this incase i misheard my source. Cheers
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Heard something similar.
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Anyone like to have a go at 2015 line up?
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Jake Turpin Billy Britton Charlie Galo
After that I give up....I know names but not positions
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Not sure if relevant to this thread but another aspiring player has passed away over the weekend

Waverly Panthers announced that Hayden Butlah passed away.

This is the second since Ray Ertle and another sad tragic loss of young life.

Many of our current players have played with an against these men. bromwich Bros, young t, and mahe to name a few
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It's so sad....all the boys are devastated a lot of the posted stuff yesterday most seem like they will go to his funeral

I know I chatted to him heaps of times when he was in our 20s system and followed him on IG...he literally posted about a week ago how hard the year had been last year with ray passing away himself getting injured and not getting signed up agin

Just need to call someone
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It's a huge concern that the NRL need to be worried with.

It seems over the last few years, there have been 4 or 5 young men go through this. I could be wrong, but it seems to be ones who haven't taken the next step to an NRL list.

Really need to ensure a welfare/support system for those who don't progress past the 20s as it can be a shattered dream, and complete loss of direction for these young men.

RIP to both the young men
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Very sad. Definitely needs to be something done in the welfare area. A couple of players last year were in first grade squads but hadn't debuted yet and one of those had a long term injury.

Hayden had just reunited with his SG Ball coach Kim Williams at Mackay.
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Any news on the 2015 squad fizer?
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Pfft I'm still trying to work out if our 15 16 and 18 are with the falcons or tigers...cause the falcons named their 15 and 16 year old and I didn't see any names I knew
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sallymay wrote:Pfft I'm still trying to work out if our 15 16 and 18 are with the falcons or tigers...cause the falcons named their 15 and 16 year old and I didn't see any names I knew
My understanding is it is a Melbourne based teams, our 18s had a trial against Easts the other week.
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Ok then....well I'll look out for them down here now
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I see the nyc squad has been updated on the storm site..
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