North Queensland Toyota Cowboys contracted players Ragarive Wavik, Thomas Duffy and Luke Jack have been named in the 2021 Australian Schoolboys Merit team.
Duffy, a student at Ignatius Park College, led the Mal Meninga Cup in 2021 with 84 points from six appearances for the Townsville Blackhawks.
The 18-year-old half, who will join the Cowboys Young Guns program alongside Jack in 2022, scored 26 points on two occasions this year, including a hat-trick, three try assist and seven goal performance against the Northern Pride in Round 6.
Wavik, 18, scored seven tries and made 39 tackle breaks in six games for the Blackhawks in the MMC competition this year.
The fullback, who helped Kirwan State High to last year’s state title, will join the Cowboys for pre-season training in 2022.
Jack, an 18-year-old middle forward from Ayr, averaged 110 metres and 49 post-contact metres for Townsville in this season’s MMC.
The Ignatius Park student captained the Blackhawks to a perfect 4-0 regular season and a MMC grand final appearence against the Tweed Heads Seagulls in May.
The 2021 Australian Schoolboys
1. Ragarive Wavik - Kirwan State High School
2. Dudley Dotoi - Kirwan State High School
3. Brandon Morkos - Figtree High School
4. Deine Mariner - Palm Beach Currumbin High School
5. Michael Asomua - Erindale College ACT
6. Thomas Duffy - Ignatius Park College, Townsville
7. Tom Weaver - Palm Beach Currumbin High School
8. Jaxson Rahme - Holy Cross College Ryde
9. Riley Smith - St Dominic’s College, Kingswood
10. Jack Cullen - Palm Beach Currumbin High School
11. Ryan Foran - Palm Beach Currumbin High School
12. Jock Brazel - Parramatta Marist High School, Westmead
13. Luke Jack - Ignatius Park College, Townsville
14. Blake Mozer - Keebra Park High School
15. John Sagaga - Patrician Brothers College, Blacktown
16. Ryan Couchman - Bulli High School
17. Lachlan Blackburn - St Dominic’s College, Kingswood
COACH: Mr. Tim - White Holy Cross College, Ryde
