Last week five boys from the Singleton High School's Clontarf Academy joined others from the region to compete at the Clontarf Senior Carnival.
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They played three round games and were undefeated, then won their semi-final, to reach their first grand final as a new region.
The grand final was a tight contest and finished four all, which meant golden point, within the first set they kicked a field goal to win the grand final.
The SHS Clontarf Academy players Jackson Maskey, Cooper Meldrum, Ryan Jurkans , Eden Hampstead and Taj Vesper "all played well and were great role models, they should be proud of themselves", the school said on social media.
Meldrum, Jurkans and Hampstead were selected for the NSW Clontarf State of Origin team to take on Queensland as a curtain raiser to the Dragons v Bulldogs game in round 12 on May 23 to kick off NRL Indigenous round.
Clontarf Foundation uses sport to assist young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men to improve their education, discipline, life skills, self-esteem and employment prospects.
The academy engages these young men in education; supporting and mentoring them throughout their schooling; and assisting in the transition from school to work upon completion of Year 12.
Louise Nichols
From cattle to coal. Once a specialist agriculture writer today its about community, in particular, the Upper Hunter. I have lived and worked in the region for more than 30 years. Land use issues and the future direction of our region. But you cannot take ag out of the picture - our food and how we grow it is the basis of all life. Covering the Hunter and Mid North Coast rural issues is now part of my role with ACM.
From cattle to coal. Once a specialist agriculture writer today its about community, in particular, the Upper Hunter. I have lived and worked in the region for more than 30 years. Land use issues and the future direction of our region. But you cannot take ag out of the picture - our food and how we grow it is the basis of all life. Covering the Hunter and Mid North Coast rural issues is now part of my role with ACM.
