| Round 21 | ||||
| 31 July | Wests Tigers | 34-18 | Melbourne | Leichhardt |
| 31 July | Sydney | 30-26 | Canterbury | Allianz |
| 1 August | Warriors | 20-22 | Cronulla | Mt Smart |
| 1 August | North Queensland | 78-12 | Canberra | 1300SMILES |
| 1 August | Manly | 22-38 | Brisbane | Central Coast |
| 2 August | St George Illawarra | 48-18 | Newcastle | Jubilee |
| 2 August | South Sydney | 10-34 | Penrith | ANZ |
| 3 August | Gold Coast | 22-35 | Parramatta | Cbus Super |
| Round 20 | ||||
| 24 July | Wests Tigers | 22-28 | Sydney | ANZ |
| 24 July | Brisbane | 6-36 | Gold Coast | Suncorp |
| 25 July | Warriors | 16-36 | Manly | Mt Smart |
| 25 July | Melbourne | 40-18 | St George Illawarra | Gosch’s Paddock |
| 25 July | South Sydney | 22-24 | Newcastle | ANZ |
| 26 July | Penrith | 64-8 | Canberra | Pepper |
| 26 July | Canterbury | 38-10 | Cronulla | Belmore Sports Ground |
| 27 July | North Queensland | 50-6 | Parramatta | 1300SMILES |
Chances are if you ever seen a Holden Cup match you’ve seen at least one player bag multiple tries in that match. The competition is known for its high scoring matches. Take Round 1 of this season for instance, where 11 players scored two tries in a game, 2 others got hat tricks, while one player ran in four tries.
So, since 2008, which players have the best strike rates when it comes to scoring tries in the NYC? The strike rate forumla is: tries scored, divided by games played giving you a number of how many ‘tries’ per game.
Here are the top NYC strike rates. A player must have played at least 20 NYC games and finished their NYC eligibility to qualify.
James Roberts South Sydney (2010-12), Penrith (2013), 35 tries in 32 games, Strike rate = 1.09
Possibly the fastest man currently in the NRL, Roberts made his NYC debut at 17 for the Rabbitohs in 2010. He scored 4 tries in their 64-18 preliminary final win over the Raiders, which included this amazing length of the field try. Literally, length of the field. He backed up his try scoring exploits in his rookie year with a hat trick in Round 1 of the 2011 season and finished his NYC career with a hat trick in the Panthers’ 2013 Grand Final win. Sacked from both Souths and Penrith for disciplinary issues, Roberts is now with the Gold Coast Titans where he’s still scoring tries.
Matt Duffie Melbourne (2009), 25 tries in 22 games, Strike rate = 1.14
Christchurch-born winger who excelled in athletics and Australian rules as a teenager, Duffie only played one season in the NYC but made it count with 25 tries. Of those 25, he scored four hat tricks, 4 against the Warriors in Round 7 and one in the Melbourne’s NYC Grand Final victory. In 2010, the scored a try in his NRL debut and made his Test debut for New Zealand in 2011, again, scoring a try. Plagued by injuries since 2012, Duffie missed Melbourne’s Grand Final win that year and only played 4 NRL games in 2013. He missed the entire 2014 season through injury.
John Sila Canterbury (2012-13), 42 tries in 33 games, Strike rate = 1.27
After scoring a modest 19 tries in his debut season for the Dogs in 2012, Sila had a ridiculous 2013 season in which he scored 23 tries in just 11 games. That’s a single season strike rate of 2.09. In Round 5, he scored 5 tries in a 26-50 loss to the Warriors, equalling the record for most tries in a game. A Griffith junior, Sila finished his NYC career as the Bulldogs’ leading try scorer. He currently plays for the Wests Tigers’ NSW Cup side.
Ben Barba Canterbury (2008-09), 38 tries in 26 games, Strike Rate = 1.46
Barba was the player to watch in the inaugural season of the NYC. Playing primarily at five-eighth for the Bulldogs, Barba finished the year with 28 tries in 20 games, scoring in all but 5 of those games. A Round 13 hat trick against the Knights was backed up by four tries the following game against Canberra. Barba without a doubt would’ve scored 30+ tries in 2008 had he not played 4 NRL games. In 2009, Barba played just 6 NYC games but still managed 10 tries. In 2012, Barba, now at the Sharks after a stint with the Broncos, became the first (and so far only) NYC graduate to win the Dally M Medal.
| PLAYER | TEAM(s) | YEAR(s) | TRIES | GAMES | S/R |
| Ben BARBA | Canterbury | 2008-2009 | 38 | 26 | 1.46 |
| John SILA | Canterbury | 2012-2013 | 42 | 33 | 1.27 |
| Matt DUFFIE | Melbourne | 2009 | 25 | 22 | 1.14 |
| James ROBERTS | South Sydney, Penrith | 2010-2013 | 35 | 32 | 1.09 |
| Jake MULLANEY | Wests Tigers | 2009-2010 | 42 | 40 | 1.05 |
| Konrad HURRELL | Warriors | 2011 | 22 | 21 | 1.05 |
| Kevin GORDON | Gold Coast | 2008-2009 | 23 | 22 | 1.05 |
| Halauafu LAVAKA | Penrith, Parramatta | 2012-2014 | 32 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Dale COPLEY | Brisbane | 2009-2011 | 39 | 39 | 1 |
| Josh DUGAN | Canberra | 2008-2009 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| Marika KOROIBETE | Wests Tigers | 2011-2012 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| Anthony MILFORD | Canberra | 2012-2013 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
Ok, so how about the best strike rates that didn’t qualify?
Best of current NYC players?
| Round 19 | ||||
| 17 July | Parramatta | 16-16 | Canterbury | ANZ |
| 17 July | Melbourne | 14-28 | Penrith | AAMI |
| 18 July | Canberra | 24-22 | Cronulla | GIO |
| 18 July | Manly | 16-34 | North Queensland | Brookvale |
| 18 July | Newcastle | 38-10 | Gold Coast | Hunter |
| 18 July | St George Illawarra | 26-18 | South Sydney | Allianz |
| 19 July | Sydney | 20-42 | Warriors | Allianz |
| 19 July | Brisbane | 40-24 | Wests Tigers | Suncorp |
Penrith have announced the signing of Wests Tiger and Junior Kiwi five-eighth Te Maire Martin on a three-year deal starting in 2016.
A Turangawaewae junior, Martin attended Keebra Park High School on the Gold Coast before joining the Tigers NYC side in 2014.
“It feels great to have secured my future and I am already looking forward to training with my new teammates,” Martin said.
“My big dream is to play in the NRL and I know having the opportunity to learn from Jamie Soward and Peter Wallace will really help me get there.”
Read more: http://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news/2015/07/13/panthers_sign_junior.html
Player Profile
Born: 2/10/1995 (Tokoroa, NZ)
Junior Club: Turangawaewae
Position: Five-Eighth
Height: 181cm Weight: 85kg
Rep Honours: Junior Kiwis (2014-15)
NYC Stats: 40 games, 15 tries (2014-15)
| Round 18 | ||||
| 10 July | Canberra | 24-18 | Newcastle | GIO |
| 11 July | Penrith | 44-30 | Sydney | Pepper |
| 11 July | Canterbury | 14-26 | Brisbane | ANZ |
| 12 July | Warriors | 20-24 | Melbourne | Mt Smart |
| 12 July | Gold Coast | 22-18 | Manly | Pizzey Park |
| 12 July | Cronulla | 18-26 | St George Illawarra | Remondis |
North Queensland, Parramatta, South Sydney, Wests Tigers – Bye
1 Ryan PAPENHUYZEN (Oak Hill College, Castle Hill – NSWCIS)
2 Tyronne ROBERTS-DAVIS (Keebra Park State High School, Gold Coast – Qld)
3 Curtis SCOTT (Endeavour Sports High, Caringbah – NSWCHS)
4 Reuben GARRICK (Kiama High School, Kiama – NSWCHS)
5 Tre WILLIAMS (Karabar High School, Queanbeyan – NSWCHS)
6 Nathan CLEARY (St Dominics College, Kingswood – NSWCCC)
7 Scott DRINKWATER (Terrigal High School, Terrigal – NSWCHS)
8 Jye CHALLENOR (Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield – NSWCHS)
9 Blayke BRAILEY (Aquinas Catholic College, Menai – NSWCCC)
10 Jayden BUTTERFIELD (All Saints College St Mary Campus, Maitland – NSWCCC)
11 Cameron MURRAY (Newington College, Stanmore – NSWCIS)
12 Adam KEIGHRAN (Endeavour Sports High, Caringbah – NSWCHS)
13 Reuben COTTER (Sarina State High, Sarina – Qld)
14 David FAUID (Wavell State High, Brisbane – Qld)
15 Ray STONE (Wollondilly Anglican College, Wollondilly – NSWCIS)
16 Bayley FAULL (Terrigal High School, Terrigal – NSWCHS)
17 Daniel VASQUEZ (St Patrick College, Sutherland – NSWCCC)
Coach: Brian Battese (NSWCCC)
Team Manager: Kort Goodman (Qld)
Trainer: Peter Burke (NSWCCC)
Physiotherapist: Ben Heidenreich
Friday, July 10, 2015
Championship Final: NSWCHS 24 (Joshua Carr, Liam Cassidy, Scott Drinkwater, Adam Keighran, Tre Williams tries; Reuben Garrick 2 goals) def. NSWCCC 18 (Ben Cassell, Kyle Flanagan, Dylan O’Connor tries; Nathan Cleary 3 goals). Watch full game HERE.
Consolation Game 1: NSWCIS 28 (Zac Cardassilaris 2, George Francis, John Hopoate, Harrison O’Toole tries; Adam Doueihi 4 goals) def. Combined Affiliated States 10 (Derek Moata, Uala Salia tries; Blake Fletcher 1 goal). Watch full game HERE.
Consolation Game 2: Queensland 40 (Enari Tuala 2, Corey Allan, Duarne Dempsey, Harry Grant, Sam Johnstone, Tyronne Roberts-Davis, Gehamat Shibasaki tries; Jake Clifford 4) def. ACT 4 (Nick Lawrence try). Watch full game HERE.
Australian Training Company Player of the Final
NSWCHS 15 – Scott Drinkwater (Terrigal High School, Terrigal)
Player of the Championships
NSWCHS 10 – Jye Challenor (Westfields Sports High School Fairfield)
Most Valuable Players
ACT – Ron Leapai (Erindale College, Erindale)
CAS – Jake Johan (Hallam Senior College, Victoria)
NSWCCC – Nathan Cleary (St Dominic’s College, Kingswood)
NSWCHS – Curtis Scott (Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah)
NSWCIS – Zac Cardassilaris (Waverley College, Waverley)
QLD – Reuben Cotter (Sarina State High School)
New South Wales have made it four straight Under 20s Origin victories with a 32-16 win over Queensland on Wednesday night.
Defensively impressive all game, the Junior Blues scored all six of their tries down Queensland’s right side with Gold Coast Titans winger Brian Kelly the major benefactor, scoring four tries.
New South Wales took an early 12-0 lead thanks to Kelly’s first two tries of the night. The Junior Maroons fought their way back into the game with a try to Gideon Mosby-Gela, going into the half time break 12-4.
A Queensland try after half time to Alex Barr put the Maroons two points behind but after Queensland’s Jayden Nikorima was forced from the field with injury, it was all New South Wales.
Latrell Mitchell broke through some soft defence to score an impressive try, which was followed up by two more tries to Kelly, who also set up a try for Jackson Hastings.
Queensland pegged back a consolation try to Luke Bateman off a Blues error but the damage was already done.
New South Wales halfback and captain Drew Hutchison was named Man of the Match.
NSW U20 32 (Brian Kelly 4, Jackson Hastings, Latrell Mitchell tries; Hastings 3 goals, Addison Demetriou 1 goal) def. Qld U20 16 (Alex Barr, Luke Bateman, Gideon Mosby-Gela tries; Ashley Taylor 2 goals) at Suncorp Stadium.
Full match report available HERE.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Game X: ACT 26 (Daniel Keir 2, Nick Cotric, Nick Lawrence, Jai Lyons, Jese Smith-Shields tries; Jese Smith-Shields 1 goal) def. Combined Affiliated States 10 (Siailaoa Faafua, Kelma Tuilagi tries; William Silia 1 goal). Watch full game HERE.
Semi Final 1: NSWCHS 16 (Bessie Aufaga-Toomaga, Joshua Carr, Kieran Hayman tries; Rueben Garrick 2 goals) def. NSWCIS 14 (Cameron Murray 3 tries; Ryan Papenhuyzen 1 goal). Watch full game HERE.
Semi Final 2: NSWCCC 24 (Jayden Butterfield, Nathan Cleary, Jarome Luai, Dylan O’Connor tries; Nathan Cleary 4 goals) def. Queensland 20 (Jake Clifford, Harry Grant, Steven Tatipata, Enari Tuala tries; Jake Clifford 2 goals). Watch full game HERE.
Players of the Match
NSWCHS 3 – Curtis Scott (Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah)
NSWCIS 13 – Cameron Murray (Newington College, Stanmore)
NSWCCC 6 – Nathan Cleary (St Dominic’s College, Kingswood)
QLD 1 – David Fauid (Wavell State High School, Brisbane)
ACT 20 – Elijah Toetoe-Taiapo (Erindale College, Erindale)
CAS 9 – Jake Johan (Hallam Senior College, Victoria)
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Rest day
Friday, July 10, 2015
10:00am – Combined Affiliated States v NSWCIS
11:35pm – ACT v Queensland
Championship Final, 1:50pm – NSWCHS v NSWCCC
2:30pm – Closing Ceremony/Official Presentation/Announcement of Australian Schoolboys team to play New Zealand.
Head over to the ASSRL’s website for live streaming and score updates.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Game 5: NSWCIS 38 (Harrison O’Toole 2, John Hopoate, Kye Madden, Dylan McLachlan, Cameron Murray, Ryan Papenhuyzen tries; Dylan McLachlan 2, Ryan Papenhuyzen 2, Adam Doueihi 1 goals) def. Combined Affiliated States 4 (Uala Salia try). Watch full game HERE.
Game 6: Queensland 22 (Jake Clifford, Jackson Frei, Gehamat Shibasaki, Enari Tuala tries; Jake Clifford 3 goals) def. NSWCHS 20 (Daniel Brown, Reuben Garrick, Sione Katoa, Guy Rosewarn tries; Reuben Garrick 2 goals). Watch full game HERE.
Players of the Match
NSWCIS 13 – Cameron Murray (Newington College, Stanmore)
CAS 12 – Nic Edwards (Darwin High School, Northern Territory)
QLD 8 – Jack Lote (Wavell State High School, Brisbane)
NSWCHS 18 – Lenny Sauni (Thomas Reddal High School, Ambervale)
Tomorrows games (Wednesday 8 July)
Game X: 11:00am – ACT v Combined Affiliated States
Semi Final 1: 12:25pm – NSWCHS v NSWCIS
Semi Final 2: 1:50pm – Queensland v NSWCCC
Head over to the ASSRL’s website for live streaming and score updates.
Monday July 6, 2015
Game 3: ACT 46 (Nick Cotric 2, Ron Leapai 2, Sebastian Kris, Harry Leddy, Jai Lyons, Elijah Toetoe-Taiapo, Lazarus Vaalepu tries; Harley Smith-Shields 5 goals) def. Combined Affiliated States 10 (Nic Edwards, Kelma Tuilagi tries; William Sila 1 goal). Watch the full game HERE.
Game 4: NSWCHS 38 (Tre Williams 2, Joshua Carr, Liam Cassidy, Harlan Collins, Reuben Garrick, Sione Katoa tries; Reuben Garrick 5 goals) def. NSWCCC 6 (Ben Thomas try; Nathan Cleary 1 goal). Watch the full game HERE.
Players of the Match
ACT 12 – Ron Leapai (Erindale College, Erindale)
CAS 3 – Kelma Tuilagi (Hallam Senior College, Victoria)
NSWCHS 10 – Jye Challenor (Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield)
NSWCCC 19 – Ben Thomas (St Edward’s College, Gosford)
Tomorrows games (Tuesday 7 July)
11:00am – NSWCIS vs Combined Affiliated States
12:25pm – Queensland vs NSWCHS
Head over to ASSRL’s website for live streaming and score updates.
Sunday July 5, 2015
Game 1: NSWCIS 44 (Cameron Murray 2, Ryan Papenhuyzen 2, Adam Doueihi, George Francis, Jake Morrison, Isaac Rabautoka tries; Dylan McLachlan 5, Ryan Papenhuyzen 1 goals) def. ACT 24 (Nic Cotric 2, Sebastian Kris 2, Nick Lawrence tries; Nic Cotric 2 goals). Watch the full game HERE.
Game 2: NSWCCC 18 (Nathan Cleary 2, Mataele Soni tries; Nathan Cleary 3 goals) def. Queensland 16 (Tom Skinner, Enari Tuala, Kurt Wiltshire tries; Jake Clifford 2 goals). Watch the full game HERE.
Players of the Match
NSWCIS – Ryan Papenhuyzen (Oak Hill College, Castle Hill)
ACT – Sebastian Kris (Mary McKillop College, Isabella Plains)
NSWCCC – Jayden Butterfield ( All Saints College St Mary’s Campus, Maitland)
QLD – Steven Tatipata (Woree State High School, Cairns)
Tomorrows games (Monday 6 July)
11:00am – ACT vs Combined Affiliated States
12:25pm – NSWCCC vs NSWCHS
Head over to ASSRL’s website for live streaming and score updates.
| Round 17 | ||||
| 3 July | Penrith | 22-8 | South Sydney | Pepper |
| 4 July | St George Illawarra | 24-30 | North Queensland | WIN |
| 5 July | Manly | 22-22 | Cronulla | Brookvale |
| 6 July | Wests Tigers | 18-20 | Parramatta | ANZ |
Brisbane, Canberra, Canterbury, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney Roosters, Warriors – Bye
18TH MAN 