LeagueNews.co | Cooper McEnroe
In examining the top Under-18s rugby league prospects, it's noteworthy that only eight players from the current cohort were selected for this year's Under-18s Australian Schoolboys squad. A number of potential talents missed the Under-18s ASSRL National Championships due to injuries or other obligations.
This group includes promising Sydney Roosters fullback Rex Bassingthwaighte, Wests Tigers debutant centre Heamasi Makasini, along with halfbacks Onitoni Large and Lincoln Fletcher, all of whom are expected to make significant impacts in the sport's future.
Top 13 Prospects:
1. Rex Bassingthwaighte (Sydney Roosters)
2. Toby Winter (Newcastle Knights)
3. Heamasi Makasini (Wests Tigers)
4. Dayne Jennings (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
5. Antonio Verhoeven (Brisbane Broncos)
6. Onitoni Large (Manly Sea Eagles)
7. Lincoln Fletcher (Parramatta Eels)
8. Itula Seve (Sydney Roosters)
9. Cody Hill (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
10. Jackson Koina (Parramatta Eels)
11. Darcy Smith (Sydney Roosters)
12. Phoenix Godinet (Wests Tigers)
13. Thomas Dellow (Cronulla Sharks)
Interchange:
14. Cameron Bamblett (Parramatta Eels)
15. Jared Horne (Brisbane Broncos)
16. Ryda Talagi (Parramatta Eels)
17. Brian Pouniu (The Dolphins)
Reserves:
18. Callum Grantham (Cronulla Sharks)
19. David Bryenton (Canterbury Bulldogs)
20. Lui Lee (Sydney Roosters)