MILTON-ULLADULLA Bulldogs rising stars Tarje Whitford and Oscar Fitzpatrick have both been named in the 2018 Illawarra Steelers SG Ball train-on squad.
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On the back of helping the Bulldogs win the under 18s premiership in September, half Whitford and hooker Fitzpatrick have been included in the initial 31-player squad – which will train in through November and December before the team is finalised.
On top of the premiership, Fitzpatrick was named man of the match for the grand final, as well as being Steelers Harold Matthews player of the year.
Other Group 7 products named in the squad include Gerringong pair Hamish Holland and Kuyan Wellington, Warilla-Lake South duo Blake Dowel and Sam Hooper, Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Oliver Parrish and Albion Park-Oak Flats’ Jack Walsh
Steelers 2018 SG Ball squad: Jackson Addo (Collegians), Bailey Antrobus (Wests), Kane Ball (Wests), Jalal Bazzaz (Wests), Carlin Deane (Thirlmere), Joseph Dickson (Wests), Blake Dowel (Warilla-Lake South), Mathew Feagai (Wests), Max Feagai (Wests), Oscar Fitzpatrick (Milton-Ulladulla), Ben Fulton (Thirroul), Tyrone Harding (Wests), Zach Herring (Collegians), Sebastian Hewat (Wests), Hamish Holland (Gerringong), Sam Hooper (Warilla-Lake South), Jordan Little (Wagga South City), Dylan Lucas (Wests), Connor Muhleisen (Thirroul), Matthew Nicholson (Steelers), Shalom O'Ofou (Berkeley), Oliver Parrish (Berry-Shoalhaven Heads), Sean Payne (Collegians), James Sara (Collegians), Aaron Schoupp (Thirroul), Hudson Spicer (Orange), Jayden Sullivan (Wests), Jack Walsh (Albion Park-Oak Flats), Kuyan Wellington (Gerringong), Tarje Whitford (Milton-Ulladulla) and Duane Willemsen (Collegians).