Juniors - Pathways General Discussion
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BlackWhiteGold
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Final Balmain squads courtesy of Balmain Junior League on Facebook.
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balmain boy
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Releasing your squad after your first team list is released, embarrassing
BlackWhiteGold
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And no final squad list for the Magpies! Just a few photos from the grading day.
hammertime
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Joseph Galloway? Please tell me thats big reds son.
wstigers11
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Red88_Tiger
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Sounds well received by juniors - development cubs coming together.
Did this start under Madge/betsey or before
They forgot Roy
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True Blues line up for Junior Reps season
The NSWRL's 2026 Junior Representatives competitions kick off tomorrow with True Blues and former NRL stars lining up to coach.
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Wests Tigers junior pathways has welcomed back a familiar face, with young playmaker Alex Isdale returning after a one-season stint at the Cronulla Sharks.
A former captain of the Western Suburbs Magpies Under 17s, Isdale will line up for the Balmain Tigers in the Under 19s SG Ball Cup in 2026, continuing his development back in Tigers colours.
A former captain of the Western Suburbs Magpies Under 17s, Isdale will line up for the Balmain Tigers in the Under 19s SG Ball Cup in 2026, continuing his development back in Tigers colours.
Joelcainenumber1fan
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Massive 2 days
Saturday
10:30am Harold Matthews cup Wests vs Parramatta
12pm S.G Ball Wests vs Parramatta
1pm Jersey Flegg trial
1pm Harold Matthews cup Balmain vs CC
1:30pm Lisa Fiaola cup Tigers vs Parra
2:30pm nsw cup trial Wests vs Newcastle
S.G Ball Balmain vs CC
3pm Tarsha Gale Cup Tigers vs Parra
Sunday
10:20am Andrew Johns Cup Macarthur Tigers vs Riverina Bulls
11:50am Laurie Daley cup Macarthur Tigers vs Riverina Bulls
Saturday
10:30am Harold Matthews cup Wests vs Parramatta
12pm S.G Ball Wests vs Parramatta
1pm Jersey Flegg trial
1pm Harold Matthews cup Balmain vs CC
1:30pm Lisa Fiaola cup Tigers vs Parra
2:30pm nsw cup trial Wests vs Newcastle
S.G Ball Balmain vs CC
3pm Tarsha Gale Cup Tigers vs Parra
Sunday
10:20am Andrew Johns Cup Macarthur Tigers vs Riverina Bulls
11:50am Laurie Daley cup Macarthur Tigers vs Riverina Bulls
BlackWhiteGold
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https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...s/news-story/c8d85ff54c071b8f315e5ddec597dcc9
4 WT Pathways players included in this article ...
Glassie Glassie - SG Ball (under-19s)
Position: Centre
School: Patrician Brothers College, Fairfield
Club: Tigers
Injected into rugby pathways first time last year, Glassie was a wrecking ball both for the Wallabies under-18s side and for the Australian rugby schoolboys. The centre is also a rising star of the Wests Tigers pathways, where he is one of the clubs most highly rated prospects.
Noah Vaotangi - Harold Matthews (under-17s)
Position: Prop
School: Knox Grammar
Club: Wests Tigers
Another of the Tigers’ cross-code talents, Vaotangi has been in the Waratahs junior development set-up since 2024. A tough, hardworking forward, Vaotangi’s leadership qualities have not gone unnoticed at Concord.
Thomas Aroyan - Harold Matthews (under-17s)
Position: Fullback
School: The King’s School
Club: Wests Tigers
A star of the Balmain Tigers junior system, Aroyan is a wily fullback with plenty of speed to burn. A student at The King’s School, he is also excelling in GPS athletics as well as the in the school’s elite rugby program.
Levi Ellis - Harold Matthews Cup (under-17s)
Position: Hooker
School: Oakhill College
Club: Wests Tigers
Handed Balmain’s Harold Matthews Cup captaincy in 2026, Ellis’ maturity and leadership has impressed coaches at Concord. A crafty hooker with plenty of footy smarts, Ellis was also a standout in schoolboy rugby which earned him selection in the Waratahs under-16s Super Rugby side last year.
4 WT Pathways players included in this article ...
Glassie Glassie - SG Ball (under-19s)
Position: Centre
School: Patrician Brothers College, Fairfield
Club: Tigers
Injected into rugby pathways first time last year, Glassie was a wrecking ball both for the Wallabies under-18s side and for the Australian rugby schoolboys. The centre is also a rising star of the Wests Tigers pathways, where he is one of the clubs most highly rated prospects.
Noah Vaotangi - Harold Matthews (under-17s)
Position: Prop
School: Knox Grammar
Club: Wests Tigers
Another of the Tigers’ cross-code talents, Vaotangi has been in the Waratahs junior development set-up since 2024. A tough, hardworking forward, Vaotangi’s leadership qualities have not gone unnoticed at Concord.
Thomas Aroyan - Harold Matthews (under-17s)
Position: Fullback
School: The King’s School
Club: Wests Tigers
A star of the Balmain Tigers junior system, Aroyan is a wily fullback with plenty of speed to burn. A student at The King’s School, he is also excelling in GPS athletics as well as the in the school’s elite rugby program.
Levi Ellis - Harold Matthews Cup (under-17s)
Position: Hooker
School: Oakhill College
Club: Wests Tigers
Handed Balmain’s Harold Matthews Cup captaincy in 2026, Ellis’ maturity and leadership has impressed coaches at Concord. A crafty hooker with plenty of footy smarts, Ellis was also a standout in schoolboy rugby which earned him selection in the Waratahs under-16s Super Rugby side last year.
balmain boy
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So once again, for a club supposedly a "development" club all 4 of our junior rep sides got smashed. All of them posted dumb footy. All of them are much slower, less powerful and less skillful than their opponents.
There are very few first grade prospects across all 4 sides. We can't develop players, but if we don't even have rough diamonds in the first place you can't develop trash into treasure.
Anyone whom has had anything to do with our junior recruitment needs to be sacked. Bronson and Gallant, both utterly rubbish for starters.
HBG forcing the juniors to be run on loose change just come to an end. Yes HBG are directly responsible for our embarrassing sides. We need several full time scouts. We need to pay kids and coaches more money.
We need to be realistic and understand very few players make it to first grade when they're smaller than 6 foot. Very very few, and those that do are explosive. Having 2/3 of our Juniors being undersized has a direct correlation with our inability to win. No we don't need giant oafs that can't move, but every single other club can find backs that are 185cm+, can sprint and bust tackles. So it's possible, we're just deliberately targeting players who are one in a million to make it to consistent first graders. And it shows. Enough is enough. Mielekamp has to put his stamp on our Juniors
There are very few first grade prospects across all 4 sides. We can't develop players, but if we don't even have rough diamonds in the first place you can't develop trash into treasure.
Anyone whom has had anything to do with our junior recruitment needs to be sacked. Bronson and Gallant, both utterly rubbish for starters.
HBG forcing the juniors to be run on loose change just come to an end. Yes HBG are directly responsible for our embarrassing sides. We need several full time scouts. We need to pay kids and coaches more money.
We need to be realistic and understand very few players make it to first grade when they're smaller than 6 foot. Very very few, and those that do are explosive. Having 2/3 of our Juniors being undersized has a direct correlation with our inability to win. No we don't need giant oafs that can't move, but every single other club can find backs that are 185cm+, can sprint and bust tackles. So it's possible, we're just deliberately targeting players who are one in a million to make it to consistent first graders. And it shows. Enough is enough. Mielekamp has to put his stamp on our Juniors