March 31, 2017
The South Burnett Rugby League has announced the squads for 47th Battalion representative duties this year.
Players were picked after a series of recent trial games in front of selectors.
The 2017 senior carnival will be played in Rockhampton from April 28-30, coinciding with the Centenary celebrations of the Rockhampton Rugby League.
Junior 47th Battalion games will be played on May 13, also in Rockhampton.
The 47th Battalion carnival, organised by the Central Division of the QRL, has been running for more than 50 years and rotates around the Central region.
Last year it was contested in Roma.
Its name honours the 47th Infantry Battalion AIF, known as the “Wide Bay Regiment” because so many of its members were recruited from the local region.
The 47th Battalion served with honour in New Guinea during World War II.
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SB Eagles Senior Squad
Jye Thorley (fullback) – Kingaroy
Penisimani Teutau (wing) – Kingaroy
Jeffery Vaughan (centre) – Wondai
Barwoo Fisher (centre) – Murgon
Daniel Georgetown (wing) – Murgon
Luke Hedges (five-eighth) – Wondai
Daniel Alberts (half) – Wondai
Drew Jackson (prop-forward) – Nanango
Ashley Smallwood (hooker) – Nanango
Dillion Sullivan (prop-forward) – Kingaroy
Nicholas Schultz (second row) – Kingaroy
Martyn McCracken (second row) – Kingaroy
Karl Freeman (lock) – Kingaroy
Patrick Alberts – Murgon
Mick Smallwood – Kingaroy
Gordon Fonua – Murgon
Siopau Taufa – Kingaroy
Harley Gilliland – Nanango
Jayden Hargreaves – Nanango
Mitchell Clark / Jason Tessmann (Clark awaiting injury report)
Chris Quinn – Murgon
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Under 16s
Alex Pomfret (fullback)
Daron Saltner-Bligh (wing)
Taylor Stead (centre)
Tyreese Gyemore (centre)
Jasper Miller (wing)
Ryley Drayton (five-eighth)
Corey Cross (half)
Jack Scott (prop-forward)
Eddy Aubrey (hooker)
Jack Hughes (prop-forward)
Nick Plint (second row)
Jaycob Brazier (second row)
Kaia Williams (lock)
Blake Calvert
Luke Gray
Ryan Macasaet
Keegan Pszkit
Triston Murray
Jakeb Mead
Matthew Early
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Under 14s
Aidan Cavanough
Hayden Harch
Matthew Springate
Michael Hedges
Toby Schmidt
Josh Ayres
Jack Hall
Ishmael Bond
Darcy Church
Brodie Turner
Connor Shadforth
Aaron Strickland
Hamish Kinsella
Christopher Kerkow
Josh Peterson
Stafford Sandow
Glen Fisher
Lennox Bligh
Harry Perrett
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Under 13s
Lloyd Langton
Bailey Cavanough
Roaymond Loakes
Jemarl Davidson
Jaqoon Murray
Jovan Gyemore
Bronson Aubrey
John Gyemore
Zack Sheppard
Harrison Brown
Steven Walsh
Luke Washband
Cody Gale
Ryan Heness
Andre Woltman
Lachlan Zelinski
Matt Roth
Ryan Johnson
Tyson Whyte
Jack Perrett
Jeremy Hobbs
Lachlan Bligh
Lewis Thompson
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The South Burnett Eagles U18s – the combined Blues / Whites side from last year – are supposed to be in action in the Toowoomba Rugby League competition this week against Highfields.
This is the third round of their extended competition, and they are one-for-one for far.
In Round 1, they were defeated 8-6 in a close match against the Dalby Diehards at Dalby.
They more than made up for it in Round 2, downing Oakey 60-18 at TJ O’Neill Oval in Kingaroy.
NB. Round 3 had been scheduled to be played at Murgon Showgrounds on Sunday at 11:00am, but southburnett.com.au was unable to confirm on Friday if this game was still going ahead at this venue. It would appear to clash with the B Grade Cricket Grand Final which is scheduled to be played at the same ground next Saturday. This final had been postponed from Saturday this week to allow the pitch to repair following the recent rain.
