Stakes high for Seahawks on mission

links with Yarrabah players before entering the CDRL in their own right.

Twelve months ago people were calling for their exit. Only a handful of A-grade players were turning up for each game, but the QRL saw the great need for their involvement.

After agreeing to expectations set, the players have gone to another level and could even dare to dream of a minor premiership if they beat the all-powerful Leprechauns.

Tensions have boiled over in recent games from a Seahawks side frustrated with their execution. But tomorrow they need to be the role models they are seen as to give themselves a sniff, or wilt away into a likely third-place finish.

The hope is the young people in the community can have a successful team to look up to, to see the rewards of discipline and looking after your body.

Seahawks trainer Charlie Schrieber, aka “the king”, said it was essential that their rugby league players be leaders.

“It’s about plined,” he said.

“If they filter it down to the younger ones, they won’t have the social problems.”

Seahawks coach Eddie Prior said the players understood their roles on and off the field and the impact they could have on the future of the game and the community.

“I think they all understand. Everyone knows these guys and they know what they’re about and they hope these fellas will be there when the being disci- semis come around,” he said.

Getting the No.1 spot, or getting to the grand final, is the goal and inaugural coach Darren Miller said it was the most talked-about subject among rugby lovers. In Yarrabah, that’s everyone.

“It would be a big thing. A lot of players, like me, went to Suburbs and won premierships as a player, and Brothers, some players won premierships there, and for us to see it ... I think that would be one of the biggest achievements,” he said.