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Courier-Mail
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Courier-Mail
2025 Langer Trophy live stream: Marsden SHS v Keebra Park SHS, Round 4
Don't miss out on the headlines from NRL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Unbeaten Keebra Park will ignore Marsden State High School's 1-2 record this Langer Trophy season when two of Queensland's blue-chip schoolboy rugby league teams clash in Brisbane on Wednesday. Spearheaded by a pair of Burleigh Bears Mal Meninga Cup champions in halfback Hayden Watson and middle forward Tupou Francis, Marsden's Makos possess plenty of bite but are running out of time to prove it. The Keebra v Marsden clash will be streamed LIVE and FREE as the match of the round on KommunityTV and from 4.30pm. The cutthroat Langer Trophy will see five of eight teams progress to the NRL Schoolboys Trophy playoff system and only one team, Stretton State College, is a minnow. Re-qualifying for the 2026 Langer Trophy is an ignominious fate that could befall Marsden, Ipswich or Wavell unless those teams can find their attacking firepower, defensive resolve or both. That is why Keebra Park coach Peter Norman is urging his players to give nothing to Watson and Francis as they attempt to kickstart Marsden's season in front of the Cameron Smith grandstand. 'I'm not reading too much into where they're sitting on the ladder currently because if you look at the strikepower in that team they still have a couple of really quality players,' Norman said. Hayden Watson (middle), pictured here with teammates Jordan Hotere (left) and Tamai Whakatau (right), following Marsden SHS Round 1 Langer Trophy win over Stretton State College. Picture: Andrew Dawson. 'Hayden Watson, Tupou Francis and Taylan To'a are three Queensland Schoolboys players that are playing really well so we're not reading into their latest results. 'We're preparing ourselves for a finals match intensity.' Middle forward Francis, the younger brother of former Marsden centre/five-eighth Tony who is now with the Titans, was the man of the hour in the Bears' Mal Meninga Cup grand final. His last minute charge in golden point sealed state glory for Burleigh and underlined why Keebra can never lose track of the under-17 Brisbane Broncos forward prospect. 'We highlighted a couple of his clips on Monday and they showed the classy player he is,' Norman said. 'It just reiterated the fact that we can't have any plays off in defence or else he'll pull our pants down, basically. Our job will be to control the ruck speed and that will allow us to put a bit more pressure on him. If we're having a lazy moment and he can get on the back of a quick play-the-ball the alarm bells are going to be ringing for us.' Queensland under-19 State of Origin half Watson, who is contracted to the Melbourne Storm, is a known quantity that Keebra Park will also keep front of mind.
Herald Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- Herald Sun
2025 Langer Trophy live stream: Marsden SHS v Keebra Park SHS, Round 4
Don't miss out on the headlines from Rugby League Live Stream. Followed categories will be added to My News. Unbeaten Keebra Park will ignore Marsden State High School's 1-2 record this Langer Trophy season when two of Queensland's blue-chip schoolboy rugby league teams clash in Brisbane on Wednesday. Spearheaded by a pair of Burleigh Bears Mal Meninga Cup champions in halfback Hayden Watson and middle forward Tupou Francis, Marsden's Makos possess plenty of bite but are running out of time to prove it. The Keebra v Marsden clash will be streamed LIVE and FREE as the match of the round on KommunityTV from 4.30pm. The Walters Cup match will kick off the action from 3.15pm with the Schoolgirls Cup fixture to wrap up the day from 5.45pm. The cutthroat Langer Trophy will see five of eight teams progress to the NRL Schoolboys Trophy playoff system and only one team, Stretton State College, is a minnow. Re-qualifying for the 2026 Langer Trophy is an ignominious fate that could befall Marsden, Ipswich or Wavell unless those teams can find their attacking firepower, defensive resolve or both. That is why Keebra Park coach Peter Norman is urging his players to give nothing to Watson and Francis as they attempt to kickstart Marsden's season in front of the Cameron Smith grandstand. 'I'm not reading too much into where they're sitting on the ladder currently because if you look at the strikepower in that team they still have a couple of really quality players,' Norman said. 'Hayden Watson, Tupou Francis and Taylan To'a are three Queensland Schoolboys players that are playing really well so we're not reading into their latest results. 'We're preparing ourselves for a finals match intensity.' Middle forward Francis, the younger brother of former Marsden centre/five-eighth Tony who is now with the Titans, was the man of the hour in the Bears' Mal Meninga Cup grand final. His last minute charge in golden point sealed state glory for Burleigh and underlined why Keebra can never lose track of the under-17 Brisbane Broncos forward prospect. 'We highlighted a couple of his clips on Monday and they showed the classy player he is,' Norman said. 'It just reiterated the fact that we can't have any plays off in defence or else he'll pull our pants down, basically. Our job will be to control the ruck speed and that will allow us to put a bit more pressure on him. If we're having a lazy moment and he can get on the back of a quick play-the-ball the alarm bells are going to be ringing for us.' Queensland under-19 State of Origin half is a known quantity that Keebra Park will also keep front of mind. Originally published as 2025 Langer Trophy live stream: Marsden SHS v Keebra Park SHS, Round 4
Daily Mail
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
How Carter Ford is honouring the memory of his late father and NRL enforcer Carl Webb
Footy young gun Carter Ford is looking to follow the path of his late father Carl Webb by carving out a NRL career - and if his highlights online are any guide, the youngster is going to take some stopping. On Saturday night, the former schoolboy standout with St Brendan's College Yeppoon will turn out for the Dolphins in the semi-finals of the under-18s Mal Meninga Cup in Redcliffe. Ford caught the eye with footy fans last year following an unbelievable individual try against Emmaus College. The prop beat countless defenders for fun, eventually scoring a brilliant solo four-pointer after receiving the ball 70 metres from the try-line. Good judges believe Ford can eventually emulate his old man, who tragically lost his four-year battle with motor neurone disease in 2023. Webb, who chalked up 15 appearances for Queensland at Origin level in addition to his 187 NRL games, was just 42. The forward was a well-liked, funny and engaging man off the field but a feared enforcer on it, forging a stellar career with the Brisbane Broncos and North Queensland Cowboys before finishing at Parramatta. Before his death, Webb revealed the heartbreaking reality of his battle with MND. Webb was a well-liked but hard man of rugby league who battled to the end against a disease that has no cure 'I'm under no illusions about what's to come in the future,' he said at the time. 'Raising a glass or bottle throughout the little arbitrary tasks are quite challenging now. 'Everything you do is just a battle. Day by day, I'm on a slow I'm not about to just roll over. 'Getting dressed in the morning is a task. I struggle to button my shirts up and pull my trousers and shorts up.' MND is an uncommon condition which affects the brain and nerves, causing weakness that becomes worse over time. A person can reduce the impact MND has on their daily life with treatment but there is no cure, which can shorten sufferers' life expectancy significantly. Prior to becoming a rugby league star, Webb was also a highly promising boxer with an undefeated amateur record and was a national Golden Gloves champion.
