The Spotlight – Central Queensland is leading light in the Maroon state!

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/the- ... oon-state/

The Spotlight – Central Queensland is leading light in the Maroon state!

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/the- ... oon-state/

“CQ Have A Lot Going For Them”

August 3rd, 2012

Respected Rugby League journalist Steve Macord wrote about the issue of getting news from regional Australia into capital cities in the Sydney Morning Herald this week, and expanded on this in this week’s Rugby League Week.

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/cq-h ... -for-them/

“CQ Have A Lot Going For Them”

August 3rd, 2012

Respected Rugby League journalist Steve Macord wrote about the issue of getting news from regional Australia into capital cities in the Sydney Morning Herald this week, and expanded on this in this week’s Rugby League Week.

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/cq-h ... -for-them/

Everyone is Entitled to an Opinion
August 14th, 2012

A recently published media article which stated that the NRL would not be expanding seems to have gained some credence, especially amongst some Bid sceptics. The well known and respected author of this material writes an opinion piece in the local press and that is exactly what it is – HIS OPINION.

FULL ARTICLE:

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/ever ... n-opinion/

Everyone is Entitled to an Opinion
August 14th, 2012

A recently published media article which stated that the NRL would not be expanding seems to have gained some credence, especially amongst some Bid sceptics. The well known and respected author of this material writes an opinion piece in the local press and that is exactly what it is – HIS OPINION.

FULL ARTICLE:

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/ever ... n-opinion/

Thursday, 16 August 2012

2012 CQ NRL BID JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT SQUADS NAMED

The CQ NRL Bid has today announced the U/13s and U/14s squads (listed below) for the 2012 CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Program. Building on the success and momentum of last year’s inaugural program, the CQ NRL Bid will bring together 56 junior players from around CQ to participate in the program.

CQ NRL Bid Development Manager Walson Carlos said that this year’s program will allow the CQ NRL Bid to build on last year’s highly successful program.
“The CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Program is about so much more than producing good footballers. The program takes a holistic approach to the development of these young elite athletes and incorporates key elements like player welfare education, expert nutritional advice & media training. It is important that the players come away from the program having not only improved their rugby league capabilities, but also having grown as people.”

This year’s program will see the two teams embark on a mid-October Southern Tour in which they will play games against Keebra Park SHS (Gold Coast) and Marsden SHS (Brisbane). The CQ NRL Bid are also hopeful of staging a two-game home series and are currently in negotiations with several clubs and schools to try and make this happen. The home games would be played at Rockhampton and Gladstone. Walson Carlos expected more details to be finalised very soon.
“We (CQ NRL Bid) will have some very big announcements relating to the CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Squad over the next month and we are excited by where the program is headed this year.”

Please find full U/13s and U/14s Squads below:

U/13s CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Squad
Jordan YOUNG Rockhampton
Tyson CURTIS Biloela
Ben MCGOWAN Mackay
Dawson CROSS Mundubbera
Blake McMAHON Yeppoon
Kobe HETHERINGTON Gladstone
Zac HETHERINGTON Gladstone
Baye SIMPSON Yeppoon
Conrad GREEN Mackay
Bailey MARTIN-HALL Proserpine
Jye ANDERSON Mackay
William MOHR Clermont
Adam HUGHES Longreach
Samuel MURPHY Rockhampton
Teykoa NAGAS Bundaberg
Benn RICHARDSON Gladstone
Luke PELLIGRINET Gladstone
Mitchell DOWNIE Bundaberg
Conor McKENZIE Mackay
Owen COMPTON Bundaberg
Jacob VANZANDEN Yeppoon
Peter COPPING Yeppoon
Tyrell HOWARD Bundaberg
Brandon KEMP Rockhampton
Ben LARSEN Biloela
Josh WILKINSON Longreach

U/14s CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Squad
Tristian BAILLIE Yeppoon
Reuben COTTER Sarina
Joshua CURTI Mackay
Daley DOYLE Yeppoon
Coby GIBBS Isis
Jack GLOSSOP Gladstone
Hayden TANNA Bundaberg
Samuel COOKSON Yeppoon
Rhys LU Bargara
Martin MARE Mackay
Anitelea TIAALEAIGA Rockhampton
Will NEVEN Yeppoon
Jacob O'SHEA Bundaberg
Tom SKINNER Middlemount
Caleb TULL Rockhampton
Jack WHITE Yeppoon
Joshua ZWEEDYK Bundaberg
Ethan SARGENT Biggenden
Jed MYLES Monto
Jacob BARRETT Rockhampton
Andrew NADER Bundaberg
Jackson WEIR Tieri
Joseph MCLAUGHLIN Rockhampton
Jacob DALLAS Bundaberg
John GEMMEL Rockhampton
Joshua JACKSON Mackay
Gabriel KOPANA Moranbah
Connor TANSEY Biloela
Josh WELLS Outback
Jack McLEOD Rockhampton

www.cqnrlbid.com.au

Thursday, 16 August 2012

2012 CQ NRL BID JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT SQUADS NAMED

The CQ NRL Bid has today announced the U/13s and U/14s squads (listed below) for the 2012 CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Program. Building on the success and momentum of last year’s inaugural program, the CQ NRL Bid will bring together 56 junior players from around CQ to participate in the program.

CQ NRL Bid Development Manager Walson Carlos said that this year’s program will allow the CQ NRL Bid to build on last year’s highly successful program.
“The CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Program is about so much more than producing good footballers. The program takes a holistic approach to the development of these young elite athletes and incorporates key elements like player welfare education, expert nutritional advice & media training. It is important that the players come away from the program having not only improved their rugby league capabilities, but also having grown as people.”

This year’s program will see the two teams embark on a mid-October Southern Tour in which they will play games against Keebra Park SHS (Gold Coast) and Marsden SHS (Brisbane). The CQ NRL Bid are also hopeful of staging a two-game home series and are currently in negotiations with several clubs and schools to try and make this happen. The home games would be played at Rockhampton and Gladstone. Walson Carlos expected more details to be finalised very soon.
“We (CQ NRL Bid) will have some very big announcements relating to the CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Squad over the next month and we are excited by where the program is headed this year.”

Please find full U/13s and U/14s Squads below:

U/13s CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Squad
Jordan YOUNG Rockhampton
Tyson CURTIS Biloela
Ben MCGOWAN Mackay
Dawson CROSS Mundubbera
Blake McMAHON Yeppoon
Kobe HETHERINGTON Gladstone
Zac HETHERINGTON Gladstone
Baye SIMPSON Yeppoon
Conrad GREEN Mackay
Bailey MARTIN-HALL Proserpine
Jye ANDERSON Mackay
William MOHR Clermont
Adam HUGHES Longreach
Samuel MURPHY Rockhampton
Teykoa NAGAS Bundaberg
Benn RICHARDSON Gladstone
Luke PELLIGRINET Gladstone
Mitchell DOWNIE Bundaberg
Conor McKENZIE Mackay
Owen COMPTON Bundaberg
Jacob VANZANDEN Yeppoon
Peter COPPING Yeppoon
Tyrell HOWARD Bundaberg
Brandon KEMP Rockhampton
Ben LARSEN Biloela
Josh WILKINSON Longreach

U/14s CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Squad
Tristian BAILLIE Yeppoon
Reuben COTTER Sarina
Joshua CURTI Mackay
Daley DOYLE Yeppoon
Coby GIBBS Isis
Jack GLOSSOP Gladstone
Hayden TANNA Bundaberg
Samuel COOKSON Yeppoon
Rhys LU Bargara
Martin MARE Mackay
Anitelea TIAALEAIGA Rockhampton
Will NEVEN Yeppoon
Jacob O'SHEA Bundaberg
Tom SKINNER Middlemount
Caleb TULL Rockhampton
Jack WHITE Yeppoon
Joshua ZWEEDYK Bundaberg
Ethan SARGENT Biggenden
Jed MYLES Monto
Jacob BARRETT Rockhampton
Andrew NADER Bundaberg
Jackson WEIR Tieri
Joseph MCLAUGHLIN Rockhampton
Jacob DALLAS Bundaberg
John GEMMEL Rockhampton
Joshua JACKSON Mackay
Gabriel KOPANA Moranbah
Connor TANSEY Biloela
Josh WELLS Outback
Jack McLEOD Rockhampton

www.cqnrlbid.com.au

Young Talent on Fast Track

Talented local junior rugby league players will be guided by some of the sports finest as part of a CQ NRL Bid initiative.

FULL ARTICLE - www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/y...on-fast-track/

Young Talent on Fast Track

Talented local junior rugby league players will be guided by some of the sports finest as part of a CQ NRL Bid initiative.

FULL ARTICLE - www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/y...on-fast-track/

Top Men Uphold Standard

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/top- ... -standard/

Top Men Uphold Standard

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/top- ... -standard/

Live NRL is great news for CQ – Kerri-Anne Mesner Morning Bulletin

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/live ... -bulletin/

Live NRL is great news for CQ – Kerri-Anne Mesner Morning Bulletin

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/live ... -bulletin/

Central Queensland meets Expansion Demands

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/the- ... n-demands/

Central Queensland meets Expansion Demands

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/the- ... n-demands/

The CQ NRL Bid visits Ambrose State School

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zkAPYKf ... youtu.be&a

The CQ NRL Bid visits Ambrose State School

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zkAPYKf ... youtu.be&a

CQ rugby league bid still confident of NRL entry by 2016

29 August 2012 , 5:07 PM by Philip Staley

While NRL teams celebrate the recent five-year television deal, what does it mean for the NRL's expansion hopefuls?
The Central Queensland bid has managed to secure government funding for a new stadium and more than 40,000 members.
But with the NRL not likely to expand in the next five years, is all the hard work for nothing?
The bid's chief executive officer Denis Keeffe says he's still confident of entry into the NRL by 2016.
Listen by clicking below.


Air Denis Keeffe


www.blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2012/08 ... -2016.html

CQ rugby league bid still confident of NRL entry by 2016

29 August 2012 , 5:07 PM by Philip Staley

While NRL teams celebrate the recent five-year television deal, what does it mean for the NRL's expansion hopefuls?
The Central Queensland bid has managed to secure government funding for a new stadium and more than 40,000 members.
But with the NRL not likely to expand in the next five years, is all the hard work for nothing?
The bid's chief executive officer Denis Keeffe says he's still confident of entry into the NRL by 2016.
Listen by clicking below.


Air Denis Keeffe


www.blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2012/08 ... -2016.html

"The CQ NRL Bid recently launched the under 13 and under 14 development teams for 2012. I personally congratulate the following young men who were selected."

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/c...re-is-assured/
__________________

"The CQ NRL Bid recently launched the under 13 and under 14 development teams for 2012. I personally congratulate the following young men who were selected."

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/c...re-is-assured/
__________________

Campbell Newman Re-Confirms Stadium Commitment
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qim_KUg5 ... r_embedded

Campbell Newman Re-Confirms Stadium Commitment
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qim_KUg5 ... r_embedded

www.cqnrlbid.com.au

Wednesday, 29th August, 2012


New heights for QLD with economic building blocks laid by Central QLD icon

Geoffrey Murphy is responsible for three billion dollars in development and construction throughout Central Queensland over the past 50 years, however his leadership and service to the region must be considered just as valuable.
His contribution to Central Queensland, the heartland of the state’s booming resources sector, has long been second-to-none and all Queenslanders stand to benefit from his continued influence on the development and engagement of this area, so crucial to our state’s economic growth.
Commercially, Murphy’s impact in the area has largely come through the work of the JM Kelly Group of Companies, of which his is the Managing Director and owner, and which is Queensland’s largest diversified and privately-owned construction business. As well as overseeing billions of dollars of regional construction, he has led the education and training of more than 500 tradesmen and women across the JM Kelly Group. He also hosts more than a hundred apprentices and trainees each year over the four JM Kelly Group sites in Rockhampton, Gladstone, Mackay, and Brisbane.
Being the Chairman of Beef Australia Ltd and owning two commercial beef cattle properties in Central Queensland, he is also at ease with connecting with the region’s rural communities.
This connection with the Central Queensland community is also fostered through Murphy’s leadership and service to the area. Murphy has advised the state and federal government on the needs of small business, large private-sector organisations, as well as regional and rural providers. As a business graduate of Harvard University and a two-time Queensland Executive of the Year, his input is valued and sort-after. His Rockhampton-based air service, Kelly Aviation, also regularly flies individuals and families in need to and from Brisbane and most recently contributed resources to the 2011 flood recovery.
Murphy’s passion outside his family and work is Rugby League and from this passion stems the potential for Murphy to create an economic building block like none other for Central Queensland and Queensland as a whole.
His active support of Rugby League can be traced back to his role as a founding Director of the Rockhampton Brothers Rugby League Club and his membership of the 1980 Initiative, providing mentors to Queensland State of Origin players.
However as Chairman of the Central Queensland NRL Bid his current mission is to earn the go-ahead to establish the region’s own National Rugby League team, based in Rockhampton.
The Central Queensland bid has already received strong community, corporate and government support ahead of Australian Rugby League Commission’s decision whether to expand the National Rugby League competition as early as the 2015 season. Whatever decisions are made, Murphy has indicated that he and the Central Queensland NRL Bid team are here for the long run.
More than 40,000 rugby league fans have become members of the Central Queensland bid and more than 150 corporate partners, including QR National, have committed their support.
The Queensland Government has also committed to building a new state-of-the-art stadium in Rockhampton if the bid is successful and the financial strength of the region makes the venture low risk - according to data released by the Queensland Government in 2011, the economy of the Central Queensland NRL Bid territory represents nearly 20 per cent of Queensland’s economic activity and shows no signs of slowing up. CEO of the Central Queensland NRL Bid Denis Keeffe is also former CEO of the North Queensland Cowboys, who became National Rugby League grand finalists within four years of his leadership.
Keeffe says Geoffrey Murphy is the biggest asset of the Central Queensland bid team and the economic benefits for all Queenslanders to enjoy from the bid are very real.
“Geoff’s commercial success speaks volumes about his ability to lead not just viable, but lucrative ventures, and the fact he counts the love and loyalty of his family as his greatest accomplishment says even more about his character,” Mr Keeffe said. “It makes perfect sense that all Queenslanders stand to benefit from the development and engagement of the heartland of our booming resources sector and essentially our economy. “According to DEEDI, the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, the coal industry alone in Central Queensland is expected to continue to grow between 7 and 10 per cent per year over the next 5 to 10 years. “It’s clear the importance of Central Queensland to Queensland’s economic growth is not a passing fad and our message is, nor is the Central Queensland NRL Bid – we look forward to continued momentum as we gain more and more community, corporate and government support,” he said.

www.cqnrlbid.com.au

Wednesday, 29th August, 2012


New heights for QLD with economic building blocks laid by Central QLD icon

Geoffrey Murphy is responsible for three billion dollars in development and construction throughout Central Queensland over the past 50 years, however his leadership and service to the region must be considered just as valuable.
His contribution to Central Queensland, the heartland of the state’s booming resources sector, has long been second-to-none and all Queenslanders stand to benefit from his continued influence on the development and engagement of this area, so crucial to our state’s economic growth.
Commercially, Murphy’s impact in the area has largely come through the work of the JM Kelly Group of Companies, of which his is the Managing Director and owner, and which is Queensland’s largest diversified and privately-owned construction business. As well as overseeing billions of dollars of regional construction, he has led the education and training of more than 500 tradesmen and women across the JM Kelly Group. He also hosts more than a hundred apprentices and trainees each year over the four JM Kelly Group sites in Rockhampton, Gladstone, Mackay, and Brisbane.
Being the Chairman of Beef Australia Ltd and owning two commercial beef cattle properties in Central Queensland, he is also at ease with connecting with the region’s rural communities.
This connection with the Central Queensland community is also fostered through Murphy’s leadership and service to the area. Murphy has advised the state and federal government on the needs of small business, large private-sector organisations, as well as regional and rural providers. As a business graduate of Harvard University and a two-time Queensland Executive of the Year, his input is valued and sort-after. His Rockhampton-based air service, Kelly Aviation, also regularly flies individuals and families in need to and from Brisbane and most recently contributed resources to the 2011 flood recovery.
Murphy’s passion outside his family and work is Rugby League and from this passion stems the potential for Murphy to create an economic building block like none other for Central Queensland and Queensland as a whole.
His active support of Rugby League can be traced back to his role as a founding Director of the Rockhampton Brothers Rugby League Club and his membership of the 1980 Initiative, providing mentors to Queensland State of Origin players.
However as Chairman of the Central Queensland NRL Bid his current mission is to earn the go-ahead to establish the region’s own National Rugby League team, based in Rockhampton.
The Central Queensland bid has already received strong community, corporate and government support ahead of Australian Rugby League Commission’s decision whether to expand the National Rugby League competition as early as the 2015 season. Whatever decisions are made, Murphy has indicated that he and the Central Queensland NRL Bid team are here for the long run.
More than 40,000 rugby league fans have become members of the Central Queensland bid and more than 150 corporate partners, including QR National, have committed their support.
The Queensland Government has also committed to building a new state-of-the-art stadium in Rockhampton if the bid is successful and the financial strength of the region makes the venture low risk - according to data released by the Queensland Government in 2011, the economy of the Central Queensland NRL Bid territory represents nearly 20 per cent of Queensland’s economic activity and shows no signs of slowing up. CEO of the Central Queensland NRL Bid Denis Keeffe is also former CEO of the North Queensland Cowboys, who became National Rugby League grand finalists within four years of his leadership.
Keeffe says Geoffrey Murphy is the biggest asset of the Central Queensland bid team and the economic benefits for all Queenslanders to enjoy from the bid are very real.
“Geoff’s commercial success speaks volumes about his ability to lead not just viable, but lucrative ventures, and the fact he counts the love and loyalty of his family as his greatest accomplishment says even more about his character,” Mr Keeffe said. “It makes perfect sense that all Queenslanders stand to benefit from the development and engagement of the heartland of our booming resources sector and essentially our economy. “According to DEEDI, the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, the coal industry alone in Central Queensland is expected to continue to grow between 7 and 10 per cent per year over the next 5 to 10 years. “It’s clear the importance of Central Queensland to Queensland’s economic growth is not a passing fad and our message is, nor is the Central Queensland NRL Bid – we look forward to continued momentum as we gain more and more community, corporate and government support,” he said.

The Rock, Boom Logistics & JMK Sponsor CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Program



The CQ NRL Bid today announced its major sponsors for the 2012 Junior Development Program. Building on the success of an outstanding inaugural program in 2011 the CQ NRL Bid have partnered with leading Central Queensland companies The Rock, Boom Logistics and the JM Kelly Group to improve and extend the program in 2012.

FULL ARTICLE at www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/the- ... t-program/

The Rock, Boom Logistics & JMK Sponsor CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Program



The CQ NRL Bid today announced its major sponsors for the 2012 Junior Development Program. Building on the success of an outstanding inaugural program in 2011 the CQ NRL Bid have partnered with leading Central Queensland companies The Rock, Boom Logistics and the JM Kelly Group to improve and extend the program in 2012.

FULL ARTICLE at www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/08/the- ... t-program/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Eg9kHDAb2k&feature=plcp

Talking about the games against SE QLD schools/sides and not holding back on development progression using resources

Thanks to The Rock, Boom Logistics and JMK
From WIN News, 31 August 2012

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Eg9kHDAb2k&feature=plcp

Talking about the games against SE QLD schools/sides and not holding back on development progression using resources

Thanks to The Rock, Boom Logistics and JMK
From WIN News, 31 August 2012

www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUABs ... detailpage

Local Seven News Coverage (Sponsorship news)

www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUABs ... detailpage

Local Seven News Coverage (Sponsorship news)

Barba's stellar season

5th September 2012 10:00 AM


AFTER a near Cinderella season, Mackay's Ben Barba is now considered among the best players in the NRL.

Mackay’s Ben Barba has gone from strength to strength this year and was tipped to take the Dally M player of the year award last night.
AAP Images
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AFTER a near Cinderella season, Mackay's Ben Barba is now considered among the best players in the NRL.

He capped off a stellar year by running away with the prestigious Dally M Medal at a gala function at Sydney Town Hall last night.

He finished the home-and-always rounds with 32 votes, six ahead of Cowboys' Matt Bowen (26) and seven ahead of Storm halfback Cooper Cronk.

Barba finished the regular NRL season equal leading try scorer with 21, alongside Cowboys' Ashley Graham.

The dynamic Canterbury fullback also had more line-breaks than any other NRL player this season.

Barba earned favouritism for winning the Dally M Medal last night, the league's highest individual honour, after a season that yielded several length-of-the-field tries.

The fringe Queensland player has thrived under the coaching of Des Hasler and is now an NRL force.

Mackay rugby league fan and identity Alf Abdullah said Barba deserved the prestigious award, after a five-star performance over the past month.

Abdullah praised Barba's brilliance and noted his near man-of-the-match efforts over the past month were why many had claimed he had been the NRL's best player.

"His last four or five games have been outstanding," he said of the former Mackay player.

Abdullah said Hasler's work with Barba had made him a near complete player this season.

"Hasler has done a lot of work him, particularly in defence, and that has improved that part of his game immensely," he said.

Dad Ken Barba, speaking from Sydney yesterday, said his son had his eye firmly on winning the grand final.

"His form this season has been a credit to Canterbury for showing faith in him. Whatever happens we'll be proud of him."

Mackay rugby league patron Col Grosskreutz felt Barba would go close to a bench spot for the Maroons next season.

A humbled Barba was also crowned Fullback of the Year and claimed the Provan-Summons People's Choice Award and the Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for that magical length-of-the-field try he set up for Josh Morris against the Storm in round 16.

All that remains now is for Barba to cap a season to remember with a premiership, starting with Manly this Friday night at ANZ Stadium.


www.dailymercury.com.au/story/20 ... ar-season/


Barba highlights the continued production line of CQ talent.

11 Juniors in the NRL Finals Week 1 (included players on extended bench)

Barba's stellar season

5th September 2012 10:00 AM


AFTER a near Cinderella season, Mackay's Ben Barba is now considered among the best players in the NRL.

Mackay’s Ben Barba has gone from strength to strength this year and was tipped to take the Dally M player of the year award last night.
AAP Images
Advertisement

AFTER a near Cinderella season, Mackay's Ben Barba is now considered among the best players in the NRL.

He capped off a stellar year by running away with the prestigious Dally M Medal at a gala function at Sydney Town Hall last night.

He finished the home-and-always rounds with 32 votes, six ahead of Cowboys' Matt Bowen (26) and seven ahead of Storm halfback Cooper Cronk.

Barba finished the regular NRL season equal leading try scorer with 21, alongside Cowboys' Ashley Graham.

The dynamic Canterbury fullback also had more line-breaks than any other NRL player this season.

Barba earned favouritism for winning the Dally M Medal last night, the league's highest individual honour, after a season that yielded several length-of-the-field tries.

The fringe Queensland player has thrived under the coaching of Des Hasler and is now an NRL force.

Mackay rugby league fan and identity Alf Abdullah said Barba deserved the prestigious award, after a five-star performance over the past month.

Abdullah praised Barba's brilliance and noted his near man-of-the-match efforts over the past month were why many had claimed he had been the NRL's best player.

"His last four or five games have been outstanding," he said of the former Mackay player.

Abdullah said Hasler's work with Barba had made him a near complete player this season.

"Hasler has done a lot of work him, particularly in defence, and that has improved that part of his game immensely," he said.

Dad Ken Barba, speaking from Sydney yesterday, said his son had his eye firmly on winning the grand final.

"His form this season has been a credit to Canterbury for showing faith in him. Whatever happens we'll be proud of him."

Mackay rugby league patron Col Grosskreutz felt Barba would go close to a bench spot for the Maroons next season.

A humbled Barba was also crowned Fullback of the Year and claimed the Provan-Summons People's Choice Award and the Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for that magical length-of-the-field try he set up for Josh Morris against the Storm in round 16.

All that remains now is for Barba to cap a season to remember with a premiership, starting with Manly this Friday night at ANZ Stadium.


www.dailymercury.com.au/story/20 ... ar-season/


Barba highlights the continued production line of CQ talent.

11 Juniors in the NRL Finals Week 1 (included players on extended bench)

"The CQ NRL Bid is off to Mackay this Saturday. This is your chance to ask the CEO, Denis Keeffe, and our Chairman, Geoff Murphy, all your questions. We will be at the Mackay Junior Rugby League Grand Finals at Virgin Australia Stadium so come in and see us and also watch some great footy as the Juniors give it their best."

https://www.facebook.com/cqnrlbid

"The CQ NRL Bid is off to Mackay this Saturday. This is your chance to ask the CEO, Denis Keeffe, and our Chairman, Geoff Murphy, all your questions. We will be at the Mackay Junior Rugby League Grand Finals at Virgin Australia Stadium so come in and see us and also watch some great footy as the Juniors give it their best."

https://www.facebook.com/cqnrlbid

The Spot Light – Junior Development Success and Mal for Immortal

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/09/the- ... -immortal/

The Spot Light – Junior Development Success and Mal for Immortal

www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/09/the- ... -immortal/

RUGBY LEAGUE TALENT APLENTY IN CQ
www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/09/rugb ... nty-in-cq/

RUGBY LEAGUE TALENT APLENTY IN CQ
www.cqnrlbid.com.au/2012/09/rugb ... nty-in-cq/

Young Willy gets helping hand

Michelle Curran | 26th September 2012 11:23 AM
PROUD parents John and Robyn Mohr, from Clermont, watched as their 14-year-old son, William, spoke at a press conference in his honour at CQ Leagues Club.

Will Mohr

PROUD parents John and Robyn Mohr, from Clermont, watched as their 14-year-old son, William, spoke at a press conference in his honour at CQ Leagues Club.

They had travelled to Rockhampton to collect their son following a four-day CQ NRL Bid junior development squad training camp at Rockhampton Grammar School.

Fortunately, the Mohrs could sit in on yesterday's press conference to hear their son had become the first recipient of the new CQ Pentag-Nidera Sports and Education Bursary. "This is the part I like ... that the bursary will be a big help for mum and dad," John Mohr chuckled, pointing at the information sheet about the bursary.

As part of the bursary, the Mohr family receives substantial financial assistance towards sports and educational costs throughout the year, which William said would be very useful.

"It will help me a fair bit with travel. I live in basically the middle of nowhere and it is not always cheap to get around...every day it takes me two hours to travel to my school Marist College in Emerald, and then two hours back again. I'm pretty excited to receive this award," said William, who plays in the forwards for the under-13 team.

William is one of five children who have grown up on the Mohr farm 50km out of Clermont. He started playing league at the age of seven because his older brother played, and he has grown into a promising competitor.

Leading grain company Pentag-Nidera recently approached the CQ NRL Bid team, expressing their desire to help one of the junior boys whose family lived on the land, CQ NRL Bid business and community development manager Walson Carlos said.

"William immediately came to mind. He's a constructive player and also very humble.

"We've been keeping an eye on him for a while, he's made the Queensland under-13 side and he's a good kid, from a good family," Carlos said.

Meanwhile, the four-day camp in Rockhampton was very successful. Mohr said both the under-13 and under-14 squads trained several times and were well prepared for next month's southern tour.

www.themorningbulletin.com.au/st ... nd-sports/

Young Willy gets helping hand

Michelle Curran | 26th September 2012 11:23 AM
PROUD parents John and Robyn Mohr, from Clermont, watched as their 14-year-old son, William, spoke at a press conference in his honour at CQ Leagues Club.

Will Mohr

PROUD parents John and Robyn Mohr, from Clermont, watched as their 14-year-old son, William, spoke at a press conference in his honour at CQ Leagues Club.

They had travelled to Rockhampton to collect their son following a four-day CQ NRL Bid junior development squad training camp at Rockhampton Grammar School.

Fortunately, the Mohrs could sit in on yesterday's press conference to hear their son had become the first recipient of the new CQ Pentag-Nidera Sports and Education Bursary. "This is the part I like ... that the bursary will be a big help for mum and dad," John Mohr chuckled, pointing at the information sheet about the bursary.

As part of the bursary, the Mohr family receives substantial financial assistance towards sports and educational costs throughout the year, which William said would be very useful.

"It will help me a fair bit with travel. I live in basically the middle of nowhere and it is not always cheap to get around...every day it takes me two hours to travel to my school Marist College in Emerald, and then two hours back again. I'm pretty excited to receive this award," said William, who plays in the forwards for the under-13 team.

William is one of five children who have grown up on the Mohr farm 50km out of Clermont. He started playing league at the age of seven because his older brother played, and he has grown into a promising competitor.

Leading grain company Pentag-Nidera recently approached the CQ NRL Bid team, expressing their desire to help one of the junior boys whose family lived on the land, CQ NRL Bid business and community development manager Walson Carlos said.

"William immediately came to mind. He's a constructive player and also very humble.

"We've been keeping an eye on him for a while, he's made the Queensland under-13 side and he's a good kid, from a good family," Carlos said.

Meanwhile, the four-day camp in Rockhampton was very successful. Mohr said both the under-13 and under-14 squads trained several times and were well prepared for next month's southern tour.

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CLERMONT’S WILLIAM MOHR AWARDED CQ PENTAG-NIDERA SPORTS & EDUCATION BURSARY

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he's a QLD U13 player and must say I was only out at Clermont about 3 weekends ago and it is quite small and indeed in the middle of the bush basically so would be a lot of travelling and time.

CLERMONT’S WILLIAM MOHR AWARDED CQ PENTAG-NIDERA SPORTS & EDUCATION BURSARY

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he's a QLD U13 player and must say I was only out at Clermont about 3 weekends ago and it is quite small and indeed in the middle of the bush basically so would be a lot of travelling and time.

Camp full of aspiring league stars

Michelle Curran | 27th September 2012 10:20 AM



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Joshua Ambrose-Robinson enjoys a friendly game of tag-footy during the QRL Mod Camp.
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CENTRAL Queensland fans just can't get enough of rugby league.
This week, Rockhampton Grammar School is hosting this year's biggest CQ NRL Bid-sponsored Queensland Rugby League Mod Camp, with more than 110 kids taking part.
"We run these programs every year throughout the state, and this one in Rocky is definitely the biggest one we've had all year," QRL education development officer and camp manager Dominic Draper said.
In the four years the camps have been up and running, enrolment numbers at the Rockhampton camp have doubled.
"We have a waiting list of kids wanting to attend and I was still getting phone calls from people when the camp started on Tuesday," Draper said.
Children from Longreach, Barcaldine, Emerald, Blackwater, Springsure, Gladstone, Bundaberg, Marlborough, Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast have enrolled in the four-day camp.
Its focus is on the development of rugby league players aged between 10 and 12.
"So far, the kids are having a great time. We are doing drills, learning new skills, learning about rugby league and what it is like to spend time away from mum and dad," Draper said.
CQ NRL Bid business and community development manager Walson Carlos said the CQ NRL Bid was very happy to be major sponsor of such an important event for grassroots development of rugby league in the region.
"The CQ NRL Bid is committed to developing the grassroots of rugby league in Central Queensland and I want to commend the QRL, and in particular Dominic Draper and his team, for providing this wonderful opportunity for the young players to enjoy some fun footy activities in their holidays," Carlos said.
The Bid is committed to advancing rugby league in CQ through the QR National Schools Program, the QR National Scholarship Program and the CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Program.
It also sponsors local league organisations and clubs throughout CQ.



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Camp full of aspiring league stars

Michelle Curran | 27th September 2012 10:20 AM



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Tags: rockhampton, rockhampton grammar school, rugby league, sports
Joshua Ambrose-Robinson enjoys a friendly game of tag-footy during the QRL Mod Camp.
Allan Reinikka




CENTRAL Queensland fans just can't get enough of rugby league.
This week, Rockhampton Grammar School is hosting this year's biggest CQ NRL Bid-sponsored Queensland Rugby League Mod Camp, with more than 110 kids taking part.
"We run these programs every year throughout the state, and this one in Rocky is definitely the biggest one we've had all year," QRL education development officer and camp manager Dominic Draper said.
In the four years the camps have been up and running, enrolment numbers at the Rockhampton camp have doubled.
"We have a waiting list of kids wanting to attend and I was still getting phone calls from people when the camp started on Tuesday," Draper said.
Children from Longreach, Barcaldine, Emerald, Blackwater, Springsure, Gladstone, Bundaberg, Marlborough, Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast have enrolled in the four-day camp.
Its focus is on the development of rugby league players aged between 10 and 12.
"So far, the kids are having a great time. We are doing drills, learning new skills, learning about rugby league and what it is like to spend time away from mum and dad," Draper said.
CQ NRL Bid business and community development manager Walson Carlos said the CQ NRL Bid was very happy to be major sponsor of such an important event for grassroots development of rugby league in the region.
"The CQ NRL Bid is committed to developing the grassroots of rugby league in Central Queensland and I want to commend the QRL, and in particular Dominic Draper and his team, for providing this wonderful opportunity for the young players to enjoy some fun footy activities in their holidays," Carlos said.
The Bid is committed to advancing rugby league in CQ through the QR National Schools Program, the QR National Scholarship Program and the CQ NRL Bid Junior Development Program.
It also sponsors local league organisations and clubs throughout CQ.



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Nine boss keen for NRL expansion

Michelle Curran | 28th September 2012 10:01 AM





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TYING up two-and-a-half hours of Channel 9 boss David Gyngell's time was a coup for CQ NRL Bid campaigners Denis Keeffe and Geoff Murphy.

Channel Nine Network chief executive David Gyngell (right) can see the value of another Queensland team.
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TYING up two-and-a-half hours of Channel 9 boss David Gyngell's time was a coup for CQ NRL Bid campaigners Denis Keeffe and Geoff Murphy.

The CQ NRL Bid chief executive and chairman were on a recent mission in Sydney to discuss NRL expansion and the inclusion of a Central Queensland-based team with Gyngell.

Having arrived an hour early for their meeting at Channel 9's Willoughby office, they were just getting comfortable when the receptionist approached the pair.

"She asked who we were, and we were suddenly ushered into his office straight away ... he is such a busy man and to sit down with him for two-and-a-half hours was very encouraging," Keeffe said on his return to Rockhampton.

"Gyngell had a fair bit to say about it, and where a team should go. He is an absolute rugby league nut."

The Rockhampton pair were buoyed by Gyngell's support of expansion and the addition of another Queensland team to the present 16-team NRL competition.

"Many people have got it into their heads that NRL expansion was off the cards for the next five years following last month's $1 billion broadcasting agreement with Nine and Fox Sports," Keeffe said.

"But Gyngell said that was just the assumption people had made because it was not mentioned in the announcement. He also said expansion was not brought up at all during negotiations for the TV deal, but it was something he could not overlook."

Of particular interest to Gyngell, was the ninth game in the NRL draw which, through Australian anti-siphoning laws, would have to be shown on Free-to-Air TV (Channel 9).

"The idea of scheduling a local Queensland derby for this ninth game was appealing to him. Derby games between the Broncos, Titans and Cowboys always rate off the scale in Queensland.

"Queenslanders consume rugby league at a rate like no other, and with so many Sydney-based teams already in the competition, it made sense to Gyngell to include another Queensland team in the mix - which would also provide variety," he said.

An Ipswich-based team or a team in Gosford were also viable options for Gyngell. These teams posed serious competition to a Central Queensland team, despite the fact a team in CQ was likely to prove as popular with the public as the North Queensland Cowboys.

During the same visit to Sydney, Keeffe and Murphy also met Fox Sports chief executive Patrick Delany.

"A 17-team competition appealed to Delaney ... Fox Sports would not get any extra games in their TV coverage, but they would most likely see subscriptions increase, with supporters wanting to watch their new team - especially for away games," Keeffe said.

The strategic importance of expansion from 16 to 18 teams for the NRL was also raised at the meetings with Gyngell and Delany.

"The heartland of the game needs to be secured against the expansion ambitions of the AFL.

"The AFL have published their expansion plans and these plans include another AFL team located in the rugby league heartland of regional Queensland. A CQ NRL team would lock up the east coast of Australia for the NRL for generations and effectively block the AFL in regional Queensland," he said.

The next six months are crucial for the CQ NRL Bid.

"The plan is due out late this year or early 2013, and we could know by then if we have a team in the competition," Keeffe said.

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Nine boss keen for NRL expansion

Michelle Curran | 28th September 2012 10:01 AM





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TYING up two-and-a-half hours of Channel 9 boss David Gyngell's time was a coup for CQ NRL Bid campaigners Denis Keeffe and Geoff Murphy.

Channel Nine Network chief executive David Gyngell (right) can see the value of another Queensland team.
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TYING up two-and-a-half hours of Channel 9 boss David Gyngell's time was a coup for CQ NRL Bid campaigners Denis Keeffe and Geoff Murphy.

The CQ NRL Bid chief executive and chairman were on a recent mission in Sydney to discuss NRL expansion and the inclusion of a Central Queensland-based team with Gyngell.

Having arrived an hour early for their meeting at Channel 9's Willoughby office, they were just getting comfortable when the receptionist approached the pair.

"She asked who we were, and we were suddenly ushered into his office straight away ... he is such a busy man and to sit down with him for two-and-a-half hours was very encouraging," Keeffe said on his return to Rockhampton.

"Gyngell had a fair bit to say about it, and where a team should go. He is an absolute rugby league nut."

The Rockhampton pair were buoyed by Gyngell's support of expansion and the addition of another Queensland team to the present 16-team NRL competition.

"Many people have got it into their heads that NRL expansion was off the cards for the next five years following last month's $1 billion broadcasting agreement with Nine and Fox Sports," Keeffe said.

"But Gyngell said that was just the assumption people had made because it was not mentioned in the announcement. He also said expansion was not brought up at all during negotiations for the TV deal, but it was something he could not overlook."

Of particular interest to Gyngell, was the ninth game in the NRL draw which, through Australian anti-siphoning laws, would have to be shown on Free-to-Air TV (Channel 9).

"The idea of scheduling a local Queensland derby for this ninth game was appealing to him. Derby games between the Broncos, Titans and Cowboys always rate off the scale in Queensland.

"Queenslanders consume rugby league at a rate like no other, and with so many Sydney-based teams already in the competition, it made sense to Gyngell to include another Queensland team in the mix - which would also provide variety," he said.

An Ipswich-based team or a team in Gosford were also viable options for Gyngell. These teams posed serious competition to a Central Queensland team, despite the fact a team in CQ was likely to prove as popular with the public as the North Queensland Cowboys.

During the same visit to Sydney, Keeffe and Murphy also met Fox Sports chief executive Patrick Delany.

"A 17-team competition appealed to Delaney ... Fox Sports would not get any extra games in their TV coverage, but they would most likely see subscriptions increase, with supporters wanting to watch their new team - especially for away games," Keeffe said.

The strategic importance of expansion from 16 to 18 teams for the NRL was also raised at the meetings with Gyngell and Delany.

"The heartland of the game needs to be secured against the expansion ambitions of the AFL.

"The AFL have published their expansion plans and these plans include another AFL team located in the rugby league heartland of regional Queensland. A CQ NRL team would lock up the east coast of Australia for the NRL for generations and effectively block the AFL in regional Queensland," he said.

The next six months are crucial for the CQ NRL Bid.

"The plan is due out late this year or early 2013, and we could know by then if we have a team in the competition," Keeffe said.

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