Rugby League Excellence

Tonie Carrol Cup

The Rookie Reds boys boarded the Reds Bus and headed to Beenleigh with one goal – to qualify for the Top Tier Broncos Challenge that would see them play the elite schools in Year 7. To do this we needed to win at least 4 of our 6 games, and with only 3 weeks preparation, we were going in a somewhat blind. Little did we know that the searing heat of the day and challenge of some very strong opponents would forge the next generations of Reds

Results

• Game 1 def Caloundra 38 nil (MoM Jaxon)
• Game 2 def Wavell 16 -10 (MoM Mason and Brayden)
• Game 3 def Forrest Lake 30 nil (MoM Stanford)
• Game 4 def Stretton 28 nil (MoM Mason)
• Game 5 def Bellbird 32 nil (MoM Brayden)
• Game 6 def Keebra 16 nil (MoM Rico)

Awards

Best Back – Mason, Best Forward – Brayden

Finishing undefeated and with the best For and Against, the boys were the first PBC team to win the Tonie Carrol Cup since its inception in 2016. This was a great achievement by the boys and they learnt the Reds Song to celebrate. “Everywhere we Go…….”

I am very proud of the boys first up effort and need to extend a Big Thankyou to our Seniors Head Coach Tim Maccan for coming up and assisting with the Rookies, and also to all the families who travelled up to support the boys. What a great start to the year.

Aaron Zimmerle, Coach

You for 2032

The YouFor2032 initiative is a talent transfer program looking to identify and transfer talented athletes into Olympic sports that have partnered with our program. We are looking for athletes with exceptional capacities that may be interested in transferring to a new sport in which they may excel.

The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is on a mission to systematically unearth and develop Queensland’s most talented athletes and prepare them for success in 2032. Cue Australia’s largest talent identification program – Youfor2032! Youfor2032 stretches right across Queensland, to find athletes with extraordinary elite potential who could achieve medal success in 2032. 

QAS talent coaches and advisors will be hosting testing sessions at PBC on Friday May 2nd where they will facilitate physical athletic testing (e.g. agility, sprinting, endurance) as well as nonphysical components. All that is left to do is register! More information to come.

Youfor2032 seeds the dreams of young aspiring athletes. If you are aged between 13-23 (Olympic Sports) or 13-30 (Paralympic Sports) you are eligible. The quest for the best starts now!  

SPSF - Sports Excellence Scholarship Fund

Applications for 2023 scholarships are now open!

SESF Scholarships support secondary school students up to 18 years old, who’s financial circumstances would preclude them from otherwise participating at representative level for their state or Australia.

To find out more: https://sesf.org.au/application/