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AIS youngster Jack Seijka Roosters bound
SOURCE: ourfooty.com.au
TOUR OF DUTY
Story & Photo BY : SAM DEBENHAM
BATHURST second rower Jack Siejka departs the country today on a tour that is set to prepare him for life as a full-time footballer after linking with the Sydney Roosters for 2011.
Siejka will join the Australian Institute of Sport team that spends 23 days touring France and England, playing two Test matches against the French under 18s and under 20s teams and then doing battle with Widnes and Warrington’s under 19s teams in England.
While football itself is naturally a huge part of the trip, the emphasis is placed on helping the players make the final transition from talented weekend footballers to full-time trainers who can cope with the demands of playing the sport for a living.
“These kids in the AIS team have been in a scholarship program for two years, and they are all contracted to NRL clubs,” Mudgee-based assistant AIS coach Col Matthews said.
“The boys train every day while they are over there, they have to get themselves up and look after themselves, there is no-one there to wipe their bums. The program finishes with this sort of trip as the final step to help them make the jump into a full-time career in the sport.
“They are thinking footy for four full weeks, it gets their minds prepared.”
While football is the prime focus of the trip, education also plays a big role.
The players have all been given an assignment that sees them research a figure from their home town who died in action on the French battlefields in World War I.
They then have to produce an essay about that person and locate their grave during a visit to the battlefields themselves this weekend, fulfiling a directive of the program that aims to help the players learn about life outside sport.
From there they head to rugby league stronghold Toulouse in the south of France to take on the national under 18s side on Tuesday and the under 20s on Thursday.
“We go to Manchester after that, and then play the Widnes Vikings Super League under 19s team and follow that with a match against the Warrington under 19s. We would have played against the Cardiff team who won the English title but they are playing the Australian Schoolboys instead,” Matthews said.
“After those two games we get the opportunity to travel around England and show the boys a few of the sights before coming back on December 5.”
Siejka will start in the second row for the AIS side and Matthews described the Bathurst Panthers under 18s premiership player as one of the team’s best.
“He has had two terrific years, he should have made CHS and a number of other representative teams and he missed out, but as far as I’m concerned he’s been one of our best,” the assistant coach said.
“He has a big future in front of him, to me he is one of the best young back rowers in the NSW country area.”
The side also includes Dubbo pair Charlie Runciman and Jackson Merritt, and is coached by former St George fullback Brian Johnson.
Currently there are 55 NRL players who have come through the same scholarship, including Orange’s Daniel Mortimer as well as the likes of Origin stars Dave Taylor and Israel Folau, and Roosters pair Mitchell and James Aubusson.
Great work Roosters officials. Another promising youngster in our stables who will hopefully benefit from Smith's mentorship.Last edited by theGman; 11-16-2010, 10:42 AM.Comment
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new player 20s
apparently this guy has signed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eu2OLkp5VQ
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Looks like he could just about play any position he wanted.
Really interested to see how the team goes this year, some serious talent in the backrow and backs. Front row is a little lacklustre and **** knows who they're going to play in the halves. Miller was the best half coming through the grades for a couple of years now...Comment
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agree but realistically, what happened with miller and murray was inevitable - pearce and carney are the best 6/7 in the comp as a combination already and potentially individually therefore these 2 were always destine to leave i guess. our only hope is that pearce in particular as the half deveops into a better player than miller or murray but i see a massive rivalry brewing over the next few years between us and wests. 2 excellent halves pairings in carney/pearce vs marshall/miller and both teams with excellent backlines and packs to match. they are the only team in the comp along with the goldcoast (prince/rankin) that challenge our halvesOriginally posted by Rooster_6 View PostComment
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We signed a half-back from Brisbane Easts Colts called Rhys Jacks (? spelling). Apparently he's a touch footy rep.Originally posted by Rooster_6 View PostComment
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Rhys Jack is Gary Jacks son , i thought he wasnt eligible for 20's this year. Or is there another rhys jack/sComment
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Sorry, i got him confused with his sibling.Originally posted by Fate View Post
The guy i'm talking about is called Ryley Jacks (younger brother of Rhys who played for the Titans U20's).
If you google his name he comes up as a Qld Touch rep & also Qld U18's rep.Comment
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The backrow of either Lowe, Cordner ,Goodwin & Eshman will be one of the strongest in the comp.
1 Henare Wells
2. Fine
3 Moga
4 Blair
5. Rokolati
6 LittleJohn
7 Jacks
8 Brent
9 Allen
10 Dorante
11 Cordner
12 Lowe
13 Goodwin
14 Eshman
15 Tuivasa
16 UsiniComment
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sounds pretty good, Taylor as a coach sounds great.Originally posted by morley101 View PostComment
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Good effort Morley,Originally posted by morley101 View Post
Yours is the first squad i've seen put together.
You're quite right about our forward pack. A few changes though:
- Adam Brent is slowly recovering from a shoulder recon so he probably won't feature for a while.
- Nick Dorante was released to the Cowgals.
- I believe/hope last yrs SG Ball backrower Dane Atkinson was re-signed.
He has plenty of ability and promise, much like Ethan Lowe.
- A hulk of a young man named Kane Evans (194cm, 112kg) will either play up front or from the bench.
A lot will hinge on our halves performance.
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The squad and profiles have finally been added to the home page;
http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/def...ile-player-nyc
A massive turnover from last season by the looks of it.Last edited by elo; 02-07-2011, 11:12 AM.Comment
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