Origin 2023 - Curtain Raisers

[The Partisan]

Combined Affiliated States game for game 1 as far as I can tell.

CAS Blue v CAS Gold from memory. Unknown if an age division or Opens.

 

[ALX25]

CAS U18
CAS Blue
1 Hugo Peel (VIC), 2 Ethan Barlow-Sua (VIC), 3 Ryan Straube (NT), 4 Ivana Tuafuti (VIC), 5 Jordan Kirkham-Chandler (NT), 6 Philip Masalosalo (VIC), 7 Jordan Tumoana (WA), 8 Andrew McKenna (NT), 9 Clayton Tapelu (VIC), 10 Jeremiah Neli (VIC), 11 Lance Nelio (WA), 12 David Tuariki (VIC), 13 Philip Telea (VIC), 14 Cruz Beazley (WA), 15 Bobby Deo (VIC), 16 Ta'alili Sivanila (VIC), 17 Micah Warena (VIC)

CAS White
1 Joseph Vela (VIC), 2 Archilles Packer (WA), 3 Nisifolo Fauonuku (VIC), 4 Jett Doyle (NT), 5 Connor Golden (SA), 6 Konnor Black (NT), 7 Cyrus Perenise (VIC), 8 Suli Pole (VIC), 9 Connor Williams (NT), 10 Shalom Uatisone (VIC), 11 Elijah Po Ching (VIC), 12 Riley Smith (NT), 13 Nelson Solo (VIC), 14 Lockyer-Azile Foliola (VIC), 15 Henry Silk (SA), 16 Jack Bullard (WA), 17 Quintin Coulter (WA)

Camp: https://www.nrlvic.com/post/cas-u18-s-academy-camp
SA Duo: https://www.nrlsa.com.au/post/young-duo-ready-for-cas-opportunity
Teams: https://www.nrlvic.com/post/cas-u18-s-sides-selected
Stream: https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/05/30/combined-affiliated-states-2023----u18s/

 

[XXXX Cap]

Doesn't get much more meaningful than that...

 

[The Partisan]

No curtain raiser at all in Sydney as far as I can tell.

It was a juniors game (U14's ?) in Brisbane I believe.

Wonder if this is the norm now ?

Make previously appointed curtain raisers their own event for some extra revenue ?

Under 19 double header at Redcliffe Thursday next week I think.


No idea on 17s or Residents.

 

[ALX25]

Yes, was the best U14's from the Sunshine Coast playing.

 

[The Partisan]

Has the Residents game ( if still referred to as such) been canned again in 2023 ? I can't locate any information on it.

Be interesting to know the background behind the teams selected for Origin 1. Was a rep team selected from it ?

 

[ALX25]

Has the Residents game ( if still referred to as such) been canned again in 2023 ? I can't locate any information on it.

Be interesting to know the background behind the teams selected for Origin 1. Was a rep team selected from it ?

See the squad list of the team selected.
https://www.nrlvic.com/post/u18s-cas-schoolboys-squad-announcement

 

[The Partisan]

I'm assuming that's the team that played in the recently completed National Schoolboys Championship.

Won by NSW Combined High Schools.