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As rugby league fans across the country eagerly await the NRL’s return, Zero Tackle has taken a trip down the junior pathways and examined the talent of the next generation, who are set to be the future of the competition over the coming years.<\/p>\n
While an Under-18s Australian Schoolboys team is named annually,\u00a0Zero Tackle\u00a0will be naming the best players from each age group who are set to be watched closely in the near future.<\/p>\n
Headlined by five members of the Under-16s Australian rugby union team, the best players from the Under-16s age bracket include the best of the best from the Under-17s Harold Matthews Cup<\/a> and Under-16s Andrew Johns Cup<\/a> competitions.<\/p>\n This includes Dragons’ fullback Oliver Burton<\/a> who recently signed a long-term deal with the club, the younger brother of State of Origin<\/a> centre Bradman Best<\/a> and the son of New Zealand Warriors<\/a> icon and 17-time Kiwis representative Brent Webb.<\/p>\n Under-16s Australian Schoolboys Squad<\/p>\n 1. Oliver Burton<\/a> (St George Illawarra Dragons<\/a>) Interchange Reserves
2. Boston Nau (The Dolphins<\/a>)
3. Baxter Best (Brisbane Broncos<\/a>)
4. Riley Rostron (Newcastle Knights<\/a>)
5. Zack Fitzgerald (Penrith Panthers<\/a>)
6. Payton Tarau (South Sydney Rabbitohs<\/a>)
7. Charlie Webb (Sydney Roosters<\/a>)
8. Cordell Arama (Penrith Panthers<\/a>)
9. Asher Chapman (St George Illawarra Dragons<\/a>)
10. Anthony Mailangi (South Sydney Rabbitohs<\/a>)
11. Kade McKay (Newcastle Knights<\/a>)
12. Kingston Seu Seu (Newcastle Knights<\/a>)
13. Charlie Xuereb (Penrith Panthers<\/a>)<\/p>\n
14. Jaylin Moran (Penrith Panthers<\/a>)
15. Zephaniah Finau (Wests Tigers<\/a>)
16. Kaiasi Talakai (South Sydney Rabbitohs<\/a>)
17. Mason Bartlett (Newcastle Knights<\/a>)<\/p>\n
18. Api Amone (St George Illawarra Dragons<\/a>)
19. Kingston Finau (Wests Tigers<\/a>)
20. Charlie Bateup (South Sydney Rabbitohs<\/a>)<\/p>\n
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