2016 Harold Matts and SG Ball

Congratulations to both teams on their seasons, Looking forward to the Harold Matts Grand Final !!

 

Junior Representative Grand Finals Announced

Sat 30th April, 05:30PM

The Junior Representative Grand Final details have been finalised.

Both matches will be played next Saturday at Pepper Stadium, Penrith.

Harold Matthews

Parramatta v Newcastle - 12 noon

SG Ball

Penrith v Illawarra - 2pm


http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2016/04/30/junior_representativ.html

 

TEAMS | Harold Matthews Grand Final 2016

Tue 3rd May, 06:00PM

Harold Matthews Grand Final 2016

Parramatta Eels v Newcastle Knights
Pepper Stadium, Saturday 7 May, 12pm
Referee: Cameron Paddy
Touch Judges: Micheal Ford and Ben McMurray

Parramatta:

1. JP NOHRA
2. PETER TEVAGA
3. DENNIS MATAIA
4. ASAELI VUICAKAU
5. CLIFF LEA'AETOA
6. HYRUM WICHMANN
7. DYLAN BROWN
8. HARRY DUGGAN
9. KYLE SCHNEIDER
10. STEFANO UTOIKAMANU
11. MATT DOOREY
12. CHARBEL TASIPALE
13. UELLINGTON SEVE

14. LUKE SOMMERTON
15. MARK TEPU SMITH
16. PHILLIP FANENE
17. VALANCE HARRIS
18. DALLAS KING
19. TYLER FIELD
20. RONAN KING
21. JAYDEN TANNER
22. WILLIAM KEI

COACH SCOTT JONES

Newcastle:

1. MATTHEW SMITH
2. TEVA MATAORA
3. SHAUN CASEY
4. TOBY MARKS
5. BRADMAN BEST
6. JOCK MADDEN
7. PHOENIX CROSSLAND
8. LACHLAN POPE
9. CAMERON DAVIES
10. KINGSLEY JENNINGS
11. ROSS HAIDLE
12. JOEL DARK
13. BROCK GARDNER (C)

14. TYRAN OTT
17. TOM BAKER
19. TIMANU ALEXANDER
20. SAM JONES
23. JYE BIEMAN - KING
24. ETHAN GRINE

COACH MARK MORRISSEY






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Junior Reps GFs Broadcast Live

Wed 4th May, 03:00PM

The 2016 NSWRL Harold Matthews (under-16s) and SG Ball (under-18s) Grand Finals, taking place at Pepper Stadium this Saturday, will be streamed live and exclusive on NSWRL.com.au - and the NSWRL app.

Coverage will feature some of the game's sharpest thinkers and commentators, including Triple M's Anthony Maroon, former Melbourne and Canterbury forward Jamie Feeney, and Peter Jolly, who called both last year's Junior Representative Grand Finals.

The Harold Matthews clash sees the Parramatta Eels meet Newcastle Knights from 12pm, with the Penrith Panthers and the Illawarra Steelers facing-off in the SG Ball Grand Final from 2pm.

Be sure to visit www.NSWRL.com.au in the lead-up to the clash for more exclusive content.


http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2016/05/04/junior_reps_gfs_broa.html

 

Camaraderie key for Harold Matts

Thu 5th May, 05:28PM

The Harold Matthews Newcastle Knights have been a revelation this year, winning nine of the ten matches they’ve played in and racking up an average of 34 points per game.

This weekend they will be rewarded with a Grand Final appearance against the Parramatta Eels in Penrith, continuing the long tradition of success in the Knights’ junior ranks.

While past Harold Matthews sides have had the benefit of outstanding individuals like Brock Lamb and Sione Mata’utia, head coach Mark Morrisey says this side is special because of the way they work as a collective.

“They work together well as a team, there’s been a couple of individual performances, but week in, week out they chime in and work together as a team,” he told Knights TV at a training session on Wednesday evening.

“I’m very proud of the boys, they’ve worked hard right through from the 2nd of December training three times a week.”

Towering lock Brock Gardner is the captain of the side, and echoes his coach’s sentiment.

“We’ve formed a great bond with each other, we’re all really good mates and just keen to get out there,” he said.

“All the boys are pumped, it should be a great game this weekend and we’ll really enjoy it.”

Morrisey is equally enthusiastic about the upcoming final.

“Our captain Brock has been going really well, and our five-eighth Jock Madden and halfback Phoenix Crossland have really been the backbone of this success,” he explained.

“There’s seven of these kids in the Emerging Blues side, and if we win this weekend that will help the numbers we get in to play State of Origin.

“There’s some great talent coming through, we’ve just got to keep them.”

SQUAD

1. Matthew Smith, 2. Teva Mataora, 3. Shaun Casey, 4. Toby Marks, 5. Bradman Best, 6. Jock Madden, 7. Phoenix Crossland, 8. Lachlan Pope, 9. Cameron Davies, 10. Kingsley Jennings, 11. Ross Haidle, 12. Joel Dark, 13. Brock Gardner. Interchange: 14. Tyran Ott, 17. Tom Baker, 19. Timanu Alexander, 20. Sam Jones, 23. Jye Bieman-King, 24. Ethan Grine.


http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2016/05/05/camaraderie_key_for_.html

 

PREVIEWS | Junior Reps Grand Finals


Simon Masterton (Twitter: @oisimmo)
Fri 6th May, 02:30PM


Harold Matthews Grand Final 2016
Parramatta Eels v Newcastle Knights
Pepper Stadium, Saturday 7 May
12pm – LIVE stream on NSWRL.com.au

They’ve been the team to beat all year and rightfully find themselves in the 2016 decider – but will high expectations, coupled with the added pressure of aiding a disastrous week for the club, get the better of the Parramatta Eels?

While the Newcastle Knights are themselves an impressive outfit, that question may be key to the result at Pepper Stadium tomorrow afternoon.

Out of both the Harold Matthews and SG Ball competitions, the Eels are the only team that won every game, finishing the regular season with a huge 290 points differential tally.

They won five of their nine regular season games by at least 42 points and carried their form into the finals series, beating Manly convincingly in Week 1 before edging out Penrith in a 13-12 thriller last week.

The loss of William Kei – who finishes on top of the tryscorers list with 19 for the season – is likely to hurt the Eels; in an admittedly wet encounter at Leichhardt Oval, they scored the least points in a game this year without him last week.

With Kyle Schneider leading the team from dummy-half, however, the Eels have done well to make the Grand Final and now have the chance to avenge the heartbreaking loss to Cronulla in last year’s decider.

If they are successful, it will bring up an incredible 20 titles for the Eels in the competition’s 46-year history.

On the other side are the Knights, who finished the regular season in third but progressed to the decider via an upset over the Sharks and an impressive showing against the Bulldogs.

Parramatta, Cronulla and Newcastle were a step above the rest of the competition in 2016 and while the Knights were the only team to lose in the regular season, they can also boast a victory over a top three side – something the Eels haven’t yet had the opportunity to do.

Both teams are strong defensively, with Brock Gardner steering the Newcastle ship from lock, while five-eighth Jock Madden is the second-highest pointscorer of 2016.

Newcastle’s scoring potential will also helped with a strong game by fullback Matthew Smith and they can head into the clash with a slight underdogs tag tomorrow afternoon.

It shapes as a thrilling encounter to kick off proceedings at Pepper Stadium – catch all the action via our live stream with Triple M’s Anthony Maroon and guest commentator Peter Jolly.


http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2016/05/06/previews_junior_reps.html