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Amid the misery of Canterbury s 38-0 Good Friday loss to the Rabbitohs, the biggest positive was the debut of Jackson Topine.
This is a young man whose impressive off-field commitment should encourage Bulldogs fans even more than what they saw on it.
The New Zealand-born, Perth-raised 19-year-old came to the club after being spotted by former recruitment manager Noel Cleal, came through the development system at Belmore and earned captaincy of the 2019 Australian Schoolboys.
With no lower grades last year due to COVID, and morale at the club not as high as it could be, Topine told NRL.com he made it a personal mission to be a source of positive energy.
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BUOYED by some positive club developments, Richard Hughes hopes to put the laptop away and enjoy a short Christmas break.
After what he describes as âa crazy yearââ due to COVID, the Ipswich Jets CEO deserves that opportunity, along with other key sports decision-makers in the city.
Although the Jets were unable to complete an Intrust Super Cup state competition, the clubâs growing netball franchise continued to achieve pleasing success.
A year after the Jets Rubies made the grand final in their inaugural second tier Netball Queensland competition season, the Ipswich clubâs top grade Sapphires achieved the same feat this season.