The NSWRL has today announced its 2017 Under-16 squad, with a final team set to take on Queensland Under-16 in the Origin III curtain-raiser on 12 July. NSW will be aiming for a second-straight victory following a narrow 12-10 win in the 2016 clash.
The majority of this year's squad is comprised of players from the top five teams in the Harold Matthews Cup: the Manly Sea Eagles, Cronulla Sharks, Parramatta Eels, Illawarra Steelers and 2017 premiers the Newcastle Knights. The Bulldogs' Jackson Topine and the Roosters' Kobe Rugless make up the remainder of this year's squad.
View the 2017 NSW Under-18 squad
With the group of players set to meet for training on 17 May, 14 June and 28 June, the final team announcement will be made on 1 July before going into camp on 7 July.
The 2017 NSW Under-16 squad is as follows:
Jackson Topine |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
Damon Smith |
Cronulla Sharks |
Thomas Demeio |
Cronulla Sharks |
Douglas Levi |
Cronulla Sharks |
Blake Dowel |
Illawarra Steelers |
Connor Muhleisen |
Illawarra Steelers |
Max Feagai |
Illawarra Steelers |
Mathew Feagai |
Illawarra Steelers |
Aaron Schoupp |
Illawarra Steelers |
Jack Walsh |
Illawarra Steelers |
Filimaua Filimaua-Tau |
Manly Sea Eagles |
Alec Tuitavake |
Manly Sea Eagles |
Ben Trbojevic |
Manly Sea Eagles |
Josh Schuster |
Manly Sea Eagles |
Kaeo Weekes |
Manly Sea Eagles |
Albert Hopoate |
Manly Sea Eagles |
Harry Croker |
Newcastle Knights |
Jaron Purcell |
Newcastle Knights |
Max Buderus |
Newcastle Knights |
Kobe Davies |
Newcastle Knights |
Cooper Jenkins |
Newcastle Knights |
Patrick Achurch |
Newcastle Knights |
Bradman Best |
Newcastle Knights |
David Hollis |
Parramatta Eels |
Sam Hughes |
Parramatta Eels |
Jed Edwards |
Parramatta Eels |
Tyler Field |
Parramatta Eels |
Kobe Rugless |
Sydney Roosters |
