There’s plenty of belief within the Group 19 under 23’s men’s team in the lead up to Saturday’s Greater Northern Championships.
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The team had their final hit out on Wednesday under the guidance of coach Chris Binge.
Five Armidale Rams, including two sets of brothers, Jake and Jayden Smith, Scott and Chris Mcintyre along with club mate Michael Munro-Johnson will from the Rams and Narwan’s Luke French were named in the team.
Jayden will line up at halfback for Group 19, who will face Groups 4 and 21, and said there is plenty of belief among the squad.
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“We are all feeling really confident heading into Saturday,” he said.
“We had an awesome preparation at trainings and the whole team has rallied around our game plan.
“We’re really excited to put in some good performances on the weekend.”
Jayden praised Binge’s coaching and believes his guidance has instilled confidence in each member of the squad and left them feeling well-prepared in the lead up to the coming competition.
“You can definitely notice the confidence carrying over into club training with all of the rep boys taking much more leadership and enthusiasm as well as the knowledge Chris has passed onto us individually,” he said.
“It’s been a great way to start the season really.”
Team: 1 Bailey Cosgrove (Inverell), 2 Luke French (Narwan), 3 Jacob Smith (Armidale), 4 Jordan Binge (Tenterfield), 5 Zeke Dennis (Boomerangs), 6 Keenan Duncan (Boomerangs), 7 Jayden Smith (Armidale), 8 Scott McIntyre (Armidale), 9 Jack Hukins (Inverell), 10 James Ballinger (Inverell), 11 Tristan Ward (Boomerangs), 12 Tyrell Smith (Boomerangs), 13 Rhys Smith (Boomerangs), 14 Dewayne Nicholls (Boomerangs), 15 Jade Porter (Boomerangs), 16 Brennan Cosgrove (Inverell), 17 Michael Johnston-Munro (Armidale), 18 Samuel Barker (Boomerangs), 19 Chris McIntyre (Armidale), 20 Josh Boyd (Inverell).