Western Australian Under 19's 2006
The first step along the road to Western Australian Under 19's in this new era of WA Rugby will take place on this Wednesday afternoon (24th of May) with a North v South Trial Match at Tompkins Park.
Expect to see a hard fought match, if you are able to get down there, as there is some fantastic young players getting around in the Colts this year.
Australian Under 19's Reps from this year, David Pocock and Brett Stapleton, and the Under 19's amongst the Western Force Academy were not selected for this Trial to allow more players to show their wares before the Selectors.
Best of luck to all these young men, Selection Trials are always a stressful time.
The best advice I had was just try and play your own game and not try too hard.
The Selectors have seen something in your play to want to see more, don't undo that opportunity by trying too hard to impress.
The final WA Squad will be heading to Brisbane to compete in the annual "Transition Tournament" in July to attempt to continue Western Australia's two years undefeated streak.
Contact Rugby WA for kick off times etc.
North Squad:
Tom Alexander, Wests-Subiaco
Wayne Balding, Wests-Subiaco
Sean Batchelor, Joondalup
Pieter Bezeidenhout, Joondalup
Samy Boutras, University
Keith Bradley, Wests-Subiaco
Neville Halberg, Associates
Tom Hobbs, Associates
Adam Houpapa, Wanneroo
Rhys King, Wests-Subiaco
Liam Loubser, Joondalup
David Lush, Wanneroo
Leigh Martin, Wanneroo
Ben Matthews, Associates
Rory McCarthy, Associates
Liam O'Connor, Wests-Subiaco
Phil Oddie, Nedlands
Peter Pitman, Perth-Bayswater
Elliot Proud, Kalamunda
Jake Rawson, Associates
Kyle Skiba, Kalamunda
David Weir, Associates
Ryan Williams, Joondalup
Souths Squad:
Paul Badham, Nedlands
Adam Brick, Rockingham
David Castles, Nedlands
Harry Cogin, Nedlands
Dudley Courtland, Rockingham
Ryan Dawson, Rockingham
Barry Dry, Nedlands
Glynn Edwards, Rockingham
Jesse-Lee Eiao, Nedlands
Matt Fitzsimmons, Nedlands
Tane Heke, Nedlands
Chris Indich, Rockingham
Gareth Jones, Nedlands
Tony Maldenovski, Nedlands
Faron McCoy, Rockingham
Will Moore, Palmyra
Brenden O'Dea, Rockingham
Micah Page, Rockingham
Murray Pattison, Nedlands
Brandon Robins, Nedlands
Arne Slabber, Rockingham
Matthew Suter, Nedlands
Alex Williams, Kalamunda
Clubs Breakdown:
Nedlands- 13
Rockingham- 9
Associates- 6
Wests-Subiaco- 5
Joondalup- 4
Kalamunda- 3
Wanneroo- 3
Palmyra- 1
Perth-Bayswater- 1
University- 1
Feel free to comment on any of the selections and give us all some insight into any of these future prospects from your Clubs.
WA Under 19's Preliminary Squad 2006
Following the North v South Selection Trials this week, the following thirty man squad has been selected.
The next stage will be to shorten the list down to the 23 man touring party during June.
The Clubs breakdown for the Squad are pretty much reflected in the current Colts Table with perhaps Rockingham punching above their weight:
Rockingham 10
Nedlands 7
Associates 5
Joondalup 4
Wests-Subiaco 2
Perth-Bayswater 1
Wanneroo 1
WA Under 19's Preliminary Squad 2006:
Tom Alexander, Wests-Subiaco
Paul Badham, Nedlands, '05
Sean Batchelor, Joondalup, S '05, AD II '05
Peter Bezeidenhout, Joondalup
Adam Brick, Rockingham
Tim Carslaw, Associates, S '05, AD II '05, @
David Castles, Nedlands
Harry Cogin, Nedlands
Dudley Cortland, Rockingham, '05
Ryan Dawson, Rockingham, '05
James Dougal, Rockingham, @
Glynn Edwards, Rockingham, S '05, AD II '05, '05
Joe Egan, Nedlands, GOLD, @
Neville Halberg, Associates
Chris Indich, Rockingham, '05, GOLD
Gareth Jones, Nedlands, '05
Rhys King, Wests-Subiaco, S '05
Ben Lindegaard, Associates, S '05, AD II '05, '05, GOLD, @
Liam Loubser, Joondalup
David Lush, Wanneroo
Tony Maldenovski, Nedlands, S '05
Rory McCarthy, Associates, S '05, AD II '05
Faron McCoy, Rockingham
Brendan O'Dea, Rockingham
Micah Page, Rockingham
Peter-Jamie Pittman, Perth-Bayswater
Jake Rawson, Associates
AJ Smith, Rockingham, '05, GOLD, @
Matthew Suter, Nedlands
Ryan Williams, Joondalup
S '05 = WA Schoolboys 2005
AD II '05 = Australian Division II 2005
'05 = WA Under 19's 2005
GOLD = Perth Gold 2006
@ = Western Force Academy Member
