CAS Championships was back, and while it was missing some of its luster, the dominant Men’s team brought the trophy home after a few years in the wilderness. A sore spot with many of the squad after it was lost in 2019, we had 2 years of COVID interruptions before the chance to bring it back was finally realised in 2022.
And while there is no touring CAS side this year, a merit side was picked from the 3 days and the below players recieved that honour.
| 1 | Ben McIntyre | VIC 1 |
| 2 | Ryan Woolley | WA 2 |
| 3 | Lehi Taomia | VIC 3 |
| 4 | Kani Solomon | WA 3 |
| 5 | Vili Cerei | NT 15 |
| 6 | Robert Butcher | NT 19 |
| 7 | Eddie Proudler | WA 6 |
| 8 | Bjorn Crotty | WA 10 |
| 9 | Andrew Jeffery | WA 9 |
| 10 | Takitau Mapapalangi | VIC 10 |
| 11 | Payden Porter | WA 18 |
| 12 | Alifileti Ngahe | VIC 12 |
| 13 | Lachlan Braun | NT 13 |
From a WA perspective, we believe we could have filled the whole 13, and were incredibly dominant on the championship Day 3. But take nothing away from all the players in the squad, and WA starts the long process of getting back to going for 10 in a row.
Congratulations to all those selected!
How good is rugby league!