SIX years after Harry Hopkins impressed as a member of the Bathurst Panthers Junior Rugby League Club he now finds himself on the cusp of his first grade debut.
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The talented winger returned to Panthers this season and having impressed in reserve grade - he's amassed a tally of 42 points thus far from four tries and 13 goals - he's earned promotion.
He will start on the wing when the Bathurst Panthers take on Orange Hawks in round nine of the Peter McDonald Premiership.
So who else will do battle in the Peter McDonald Premiership this weekend? Check out the team lists.
ROUND 9
GROUP 10 POOL
Saturday, June 18
LITHGOW WORKIES WOLVES VS ORANGE CYMS
At Tony Luchetti Oval, Lithgow, first grade kick off at 3.15pm (league tag at 11.30am)
WORKIES: 1. Donovan Peters 2. Lleyton Lothian 3. TBA 4. Joshua Howarth 5. Grant Rhodes 6. Cooper Egan 7. Hayden Bonanno 8. Tyler Davidson 9. Harrison Bender 10. Ryan Richardson 11. Ryan Jervis 12. TBA 13. Travis Dukes 14. Luke Brown 15. Nathan Redding 16. Jack Smith 17. Ben Fraser
COACH: Greg Alderson
CYMS: 1. Lachlan Munro 2. Cooper Monk 10. Marcel Ikinofo 4. Dion Jones 5. Kurtis Munro 6. Josefa Lasagavibau 7. Patrick Williams 8. Cameron Jones 9. Liam Wilson 11. Ethan McKellar 20. Ethan Bereyne 12. Alexander McMillan 13. Liam Kennedy 14. Ryan Banks 15. Curtis Cantwell 16. Nicolas Law 17. TBA
COACH: Daniel Mortimer
MUDGEE DRAGONS VS BATHURST ST PAT'S
At Glen Willow, Mudgee, first grade kick off at 2.15pm (under 18s at 11.30am)
DRAGONS: 1. Nathan Orr 2. Lee Hicks 3. Corin Smith 4. Jake Durrant 5. Charlie Clayton 6. Jack Littlejohn 7. Pacey Stockton 8. Casey Burgess 9. Jake Gale 10. Clay Priest 11. Hudson Brown 12. Chad Chandler 13. Ben Thompson 14. Jack Beasley 15. Luke Moody 16. Hamish Bryant 17. Cody Godden
COACH: Jack Littlejohn
ST PAT'S: 1. Lee McClintock 2. Jackson Vallis 3. Matthew Ranse 4. Jackson Brien 5. Matt Beattie 6. Mitchell Squire 7. Blake Fitzpatrick 8. Luke Single 9. Hayden Bolam 10. Zachary Merritt 11. Joshua Belfanti 12. Cooper Akroyd 13. Aaron Mawhinney 14. Jack O'Neill 15. Nicholas Booth 16. TBA 17. Jack Mackey
COACH: Zac Merritt
Sunday, June 19
ORANGE HAWKS VS BATHURST PANTHERS
At Wade Park, Orange, first grade kick off at 2:30pm (League Tag at 10:30am)
HAWKS: 1. Ryan Manning 2. Chris Anderson 3. Jesse Buchan 4. Hayden Robinson 5. Jake Blimka 6. Ben Blimka 7. Matt Boss 8. Jackson Gersbach 9. Alex Prout 10. Mitch Gallagher 11. Rakai Tuheke 12. Harry Gersbach 13. Nathan Potts 14. Jarrod Morgan 15. Glenn Maxwell 21. Deryne McKenzie 20. Jy Lawrence-Lyall
COACH: Shane Rodney
PANTHERS: 1 Josh Rivett, 2 Desi Doolan, 3 Aidan Ryan, 4 Keelan Bresac, 5 Harry Hopkins, 6 Willie Wright, 7 Noah Griffiths, 8 Dave Sellers, 9 Hudson White, 10 Jed Betts, 11 Claude Gordon, 12 Mac Atkins, 13 Jake Betts, 14 McCoy White, 15 Daniel Bain, 16 Tom Lemmich.
COACH: Jake Betts
GROUP 11 POOL
Sunday, June 19
Macquarie Raiders v Nyngan Tigers
Apex Oval, Dubbo (league tag starts 11am)
MACQUARIE: 1 Blake Merritt, 2 Clayton Daley, 3 Joshua Nixon, 4 Corey Cox, 5 CJ Ralph, 6 Jai Merritt, 7 Josh Merritt, 8 Colt Ure, 9 Kane McDermott, 10 Maclay Ryan, 11 Alex Ronayne, 12 Jordan Reynolds, 13 Filisione Pauta; Bench: 15 Zac Williams, 16 TBC, 17 TBC, 22 Mark Merritt.
Captain-coach: Alex Ronayne.
NYNGAN: 1 Sam Simmons, 2 Matty McDougall, 3 Sonny Knight, 4 Terrance Ryan, 5 Clynton Edwards, 6 Farren Lamb, 7 Josh Bermingham, 8 Mike Stark, 9 Jak Jeffery, 10 Jacob Neill, 11 Cale Dunn, 12 Jyde Dwyer, 13 Hewett Haycock; Bench: 14 Aidan Bermingham, 15 Jackson Cox, 16 Cameron Bourke, 17 Peni Botiki.
Captain-coach: Jacob Neill.
Wellington Cowboys v Dubbo CYMS
Kennard Park, Wellington (league tag starts 11am)
WELLINGTON: 1 Warren Peachey, 2 Alex Power, 3 Timmy Boney, 4 Brian Baxter, 5 Cooper Taylor, 6 Randel Dowling, 7 Tony Clevin, 8 Ben Bruce, 9 Richie Peckham, 10 Mac Dutfield, 11 Justin Toomey-White, 12 Jake Newman, 13 Wallace Bruce; Bench: 14 Jade Hooper, 15 Elijah Colliss, 16 Nate Lindsay, 17 Kenny Everson.
Captain-coach: Justin Toomey-White.
CYMS: 1 Brad Pickering, 2 Ali Beale, 3 Brydon Ramien, 4 Jeremy Thurston, 5 Corey Drew, 6 Alex Bonham, 7 Jordi Madden, 8 Jarryn Powyer, 9 Luke Jenkins, 10 Tom Stimpson, 11 Riley Wake, 12 Billy Sing, 13 Jayden Merritt; Bench: 14 Fletcher Haycock, 15 Ben Marlin, 16 Jaymn Cleary, 17 Mitchell Cleary.
Coach: Shawn Townsend.
