The Illawarra Steelers have confirmed their final squads and captains for the 2026 Junior Representative season.
Illawarra begin their seasons with a Redfern Oval quadruple-header against South Sydney on Saturday, February 7th as four grades find themselves in action.
The Steelers will also feature teams at Laurie Daley Cup (Under 18s Men) and Andrew Johns Cup (Under 16s Men) level this season.
The Illawarra South Coast Steelers kick-off their seasons this Saturday against the Newcastle-Maitland Region Knights in Singleton.
Beau Baldock will captain Illawarra’s SG Ball outfit with Kiara Kostovski skippering the Tarsha Gale Cup squad.
Api Amone – an Under 16s City representative in 2025 – captains the Harold Matthews Cup group with Armani Fuka the Lisa Fiaola Cup skipper and Sonny Jamieson and Noah Jamieson captaining the Laurie Daley Cup and Andrew Johns Cup sides respectively.
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SG BALL 2026 SQUAD |
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| Tex ANDERSON |
| Mason ANDREWS |
| Axel ANTONY |
| Beau BALDOCK (c) |
| Mason BEVAN |
| Jacob BIRTA |
| Ryder BROWN |
| Luke BUTLER |
| Tom EIRTH |
| Jack HARRIS |
| Tayler HUMPHRIES |
| Kapene KARAITIANA |
| Kye LYNCH |
| Sonny MacGREGOR |
| Ruben MAYERS |
| Marley McLAREN |
| Creighton MEAFOU |
| Cooper MORRISON |
| Flynn O’MARA |
| Mason PHILLIPS |
| Likamani RICHTER |
| Jack TALBOTT |
| Zane TIMMINS |
| Aidan TURNER |
| Tyson WALKER |
| Leeroy WEATHERALL |
| Hayden WHATMAN |
| Archie WHEELER |
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TARSHA GALE CUP 2026 SQUAD |
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| Halle BARRETT |
| Daisy BOHRINGER |
| Charlotte CAMPBELL |
| Ella CHURCHILL |
| Holly CZORNOBEJ |
| Blessing DONVENEKHAM |
| April GRAY |
| Ella GREATZ |
| Ally HAMILTON |
| Michala HARDY |
| Madison HEMOPO |
| Madison HOBBS |
| Tahanni KAUFUSI |
| Kiara KOSTOVKSI (c) |
| Jayda LALIC |
| Elouise MAHER |
| Anissa McCUE |
| Shylah MITCHELL |
| Scarlett NEWTON |
| Charlotte NICOLSON |
| Tahlia O’BRIEN |
| Seriah PALEPALE |
| Amelia PHILLIPS |
| Bridget SHEARER |
| Tori SHIPTON |
| Skye SPENCER |
| Armani TANIORIA |
| Paige TAUANEAI |
| Sophie TAYLOR |
| Sienna YOUNG |
| Elli YOUNG |
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HAROLD MATTHEWS 2026 SQUAD |
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| Api AMONE (c) |
| Denan BARTER |
| Hunter BERGHUIS |
| Oliver BURTON |
| Asher CHAPMAN |
| Kahui CHASE |
| Blair CHURCHILL |
| Ryland COELHO |
| Fletcher COUCHMAN |
| Sam DUFFY |
| Kruz EFARIMO |
| Hunter FANGUPO |
| Darcy FARQUHAR |
| Noah FITZGERALD |
| Naite GIBBS |
| Hunter JAGO |
| Xaviar VAIVAI |
| Tyler LEWIS |
| Charlie LIPS |
| Pania MAHE |
| Cale PARR |
| Preston RUIZ |
| Preston SAGER |
| Jake SWAN |
| Iverson TANUVASA |
| Destin TAUSALA |
| Jed YOUNG |
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LISA FIAOLA CUP 2026 SQUAD |
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| Ava ALABAN |
| Torah BEATH |
| Claudia BLUNDEN |
| Sinead BUCHANAN |
| Breanna BULLOCK |
| Coco BUTCHER |
| Ava COOPER |
| Ruby COOTE |
| Abigail CROTHERS |
| Mia DAVIS |
| Armani FUKA (c) |
| Lani GRAHAM |
| Lily GRIGGS |
| Emma GRINDLE |
| Isabelle HANDCOCK |
| Portia HINGLE |
| Zoe HURST |
| Ellie McCORMACK |
| Zahli MOON |
| Aaliyah MORETON |
| Aliyah PLUMME |
| Emily PUTLAND |
| Jesse RAYNER |
| Chloe REH |
| Makai SIMON |
| Laylarni SULLIVAN (Dev.) |
| Kyla SYMONS |
| Ellie SZCZERBANIK |
| Manawa-Jen TUKERE |
| Lucy WELLINGTON |
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LAURIE DALEY 2026 SQUAD |
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| Matthew ARREGUI |
| Jaxon BALLINGER |
| Taj BARRETT |
| Finn DAVY |
| Taje DORRINGTON |
| Logan FENWICK |
| Jack GOULDER |
| Arlan GROSE |
| Harry HERTSCH |
| Jarrah HOWLAND |
| Sonny JAMIESON (c) |
| Ashton JEFFERS |
| Darcy LARKIN |
| Benjamin LEVY |
| Jack MANNS |
| Cooper MAROUN |
| Cruz McGUINNESS |
| Lucas McLEOD |
| Wil TAN |
| Jarrah THOMAS |
| Blake TOTTEN |
| Drtanyon VAIVAI |
| Tylar VALESINI |
| Max VAN LOO |
| Jake WALSH |
| Jaxon WHITE |
| Cyrus WILLIS |
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ANDREW JOHNS 2026 SQUAD |
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| Jaxon BRUZZESE |
| Coen CARLSON |
| Logan FULTON |
| Charlie GRIFFITHS |
| Jemison HANSEN |
| Junior IOANE |
| Noah JAMIESON (c) |
| Luke KEATING |
| Oliver LINTON |
| Cooper MOANE |
| Torr MORLEY |
| Dean NUTLAND |
| Kobi O’MARA |
| Eugene OLIVE |
| Malakai ROBIN |
| Xander ROSS |
| Chase RYMAN |
| Levi SCHUSTER |
| Adam SHERLOCK |
| Lachlan SLOANE |
| Kuiper SMITH |
| Ari SMITH |
| James SMITH |
| Isaac TASCA |
| Etimoni TONGOTONGO |
| Gus TUNBRIDGE |
