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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 Casey McLean<\/a> and Jacob Halangahu<\/a>, the best players from the Under-17s age bracket include the best of the best from the Under-19s SG Ball Cup<\/a> (New South Wales) and the Under-19s Mal Meninga Cup<\/a> (Queensland), as well as the NRL<\/a> competition.<\/p>\n This includes Jaxen Edgar<\/a> who has been touted as Dylan Edwards’ successor at the Penrith Panthers<\/a>, halfback Mitchell Woods<\/a> who has been earmarked as the future of the Canterbury Bulldogs<\/a> and Newcastle Knights<\/a> and former Australian Schoolboys front-rower Cody Hopwood<\/a>.<\/p>\n Under-19s Australian Schoolboys Squad (Born in 2006)<\/p>\n 1. Jaxen Edgar<\/a> (Penrith Panthers<\/a>) Interchange Reserves
2. Mason Barber<\/a> (North Queensland Cowboys<\/a>)
3. Casey McLean<\/a> (Penrith Panthers<\/a>)
4. Prestyn Laine-Sietu<\/a> (Cronulla Sharks<\/a>)
5. Jethro Rinakama<\/a> (Canterbury Bulldogs<\/a>)
6. Mitchell Woods<\/a> (Canterbury Bulldogs<\/a>)
7. Joey Walsh<\/a> (Manly Sea Eagles<\/a>)
8. Cooper Clarke<\/a> (Melbourne Storm<\/a>)
9. Jared Haywood<\/a> (Wests Tigers<\/a>)
10. Cody Hopwood<\/a> (Newcastle Knights<\/a>)
11. Kaiden Lahrs<\/a> (North Queensland Cowboys<\/a>)
12. Jacob Halangahu<\/a> (St George Illawarra Dragons<\/a>)
13. Cooper Bai<\/a> (Gold Coast Titans<\/a>)<\/p>\n
14. Coby Black<\/a> (Canberra Raiders<\/a>)
15. Finau Latu<\/a> (Canterbury Bulldogs<\/a>)
16. Jezaiah Funa-Iuta<\/a> (Parramatta Eels<\/a>)
17. Cyrus Stanley-Traill<\/a> (St George Illawarra Dragons<\/a>)<\/p>\n
18. Toby Rodwell<\/a> (Sydney Roosters<\/a>)
19. Lachlan Coinakis (Parramatta Eels<\/a>)
20. Jack Attard<\/a> (Wests Tigers<\/a>)<\/p>\n
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