SUNS Academy U16M National Championships Squad Announcement

After a successful Gold Coast SUNS Zone Championships campaign, the Academy is overjoyed to announce their squad of 38 players for the U16M National Championships.

By John Deitz

MAIN SQUAD - UNDER 16S MALE
No	First	Surname	Region	Year	Community Club
1	Brae	Agrums	NQ	2008	Port Douglas
2	Jack	Barratt	GC	2008	Coomera
3	Blake	Bebendorf	GC	2008	Broadbeach
4	Robert	Braun	NQ	2008	Mackay City Hawks
5	Jez	Brindley	GC	2008	Burleigh
6	Jake	Callinan	GC	2008	Surfers Paradise
7	Dylan	Gardiner	GC	2008	Palm Beach Currumbin
8	Cooper	Glass	NQ	2008	Cairns Saints
9	Jesse	Harding	GC	2008	Burleigh
10	Archie	Hill	GC	2008	Broadbeach
11	Hugo	Howard	GC	2008	Broadbeach
12	Zac	Jacobson	GC	2008	Broadbeach
13	Jackson	Jarvis	GC	2008	Palm Beach Currumbin
14	Lachlan	Jeffs	NQ	2008	Hermit Park
15	Cooper	Johnson	GC	2008	Southport
16	Tyler	Johnson	NQ	2008	Yeppoon
17	Leroy	Kaesler	GC	2008	Burleigh
18	Ned	Lawton	GC	2008	Palm Beach Currumbin
19	Jake	Marsh	GC	2008	Broadbeach
20	Isaac	Mayne	GC	2008	Ormeau
21	Zayne	Moore	NQ	2008	Port Douglas
22	Taj	Murray	GC	2009	Burleigh
23	Sam	Murray	GC	2008	Ormeau
24	Allan	Sevara	PNG	2008	South Pacific
25	Blake	Tissington	NQ	2008	Whitsundays
26	Kodi	Wallace	GC	2009	Burleigh
27	Riley	Weir	NR	2008	Tweed/Coolangatta
28	Elijah	Welsh	GC	2008	Burleigh
29	Jesse	Wenzel	GC	2008	Broadbeach
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2	Luke	Chapman	GC	2007	Surfers Paradise
3	Harry	Heathcote	GC	2007	Palm Beach Currumbin
4	Ethan	Johnstone	NQ	2007	Coolangatta
5	Lachlan	Jones	NQ	2007	Broadbeach
6	Ty	Lockwood	NR	2007	Tweed Coast Tigers
7	Kane	Peters	GC	2007	Burleigh
8	Caleb	Williams	GC	2007	Broadbeach
9	Noah	Young	GC	2007	Coomera

The squad will play 3 games in the U16M National Championships against the Brisbane Lions, Greater Western Sydney Giants, and the Northern Territory in June/July.

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