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The NRL's National Youth Competition produced a big of aboriginal superstars during its beingness from 2008 to 2017 - and fans were stunned erstwhile the league abruptly scrapped it. So what happened to the youngsters who graced our TV screens and fields astir the country? The coaches picked an NYC squad of the twelvemonth 10 years agone - immoderate went connected to stardom portion others ne'er rather made it. Here's a look backmost connected the youngsters that made up the 2012 NYC Team of the Year, and wherever they are now.
By The Mole|8:12pm Dec 12, 2022
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1. Evander Cummins (Dragons)
The fullback was 1 of galore players successful the squad who ne'er rather kicked on, becoming thing of a shot nomad. Played successful the NSW Cup and astir precocious for Redcliffe.
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2. Marika Koroibete (Tigers)
Became a cult fig connected the helping for the Tigers and Storm earlier going implicit to the acheronian side, playing rugby national and shining for the Wallabies.
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3. Edrick Lee (Raiders)
Developed into a good NRL player, playing astir of the decennary successful the apical people for the Raiders, Sharks and Knights earlier signing for Wayne Bennett's Dolphins for adjacent season.
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4. Nathan Green (Dragons)
One of the fewer members of the squad to play archetypal people successful the aforesaid play arsenic making the squad of the twelvemonth - but didn't spell connected with it, playing conscionable 28 games successful 5 seasons astatine the Dragons and Sea Eagles.
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5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Roosters)
One of the duxes of the class, becoming a superstar astatine either helping oregon fullback for the Roosters and past Warriors earlier switching to rugby national past year.
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6. Carlos Tuimavave (Warriors)
A talented inferior backmost who had little stints astatine the Warriors and Knights earlier making his sanction successful Super League, playing astir 150 games for Hull FC, wherever helium is inactive plying his trade.
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7. Mitch Cornish (Raiders)
Had little stints astatine the Raiders and Roosters but failed to cement a regular spot and retired successful 2018 to merchantability security connected the NSW Central Coast.
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8. David Klemmer (Bulldogs)
The powerhouse of the forwards and inactive going strong, astir to embark connected a caller commencement astatine the Tigers aft starring the mode for the Bulldogs and Knights for astir 200 games, arsenic good arsenic playing for NSW and Australia.
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9. Michael Lichaa (Sharks)
Enjoyed a coagulated NRL vocation of much than 100 games with the Sharks and past Bulldogs, arsenic good arsenic Lebanon, earlier being released by Canterbury astatine the extremity of 2019.
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10. Korbin Sims (Knights)
A subordinate of a celebrated league family, went connected to person a palmy vocation astatine the Knights, Broncos and Dragons, earlier finishing his vocation this twelvemonth with Hull KR.
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11. Michael Chee-Kam (Raiders)
A journeyman utility, was inactive moving astir successful the NRL with South Sydney this twelvemonth aft stints astatine the Sea Eagles and Tigers.
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12. Vaipuna Tia Kilifi (Panthers)
A erstwhile Australian Schoolboy from St Dominic's College retired Penrith way, and NSW nether 20 representative, but ne'er truly kicked on.
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13. Paul Carter (Bulldogs)
A tragic lawsuit of a wasted endowment - could person been a superstar but off-field incidents, often caused by intoxicant abuse, saw him person his declaration torn up doubly successful his clip astatine the Titans, Rabbitohs and Roosters.
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14. Caleb Timu (Broncos)
A almighty backrower, Timu went connected a two-year Christian ngo aboriginal successful his vocation and past switched to rugby union, wherever helium had a palmy Super Rugby vocation with the Queensland Reds.
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15. Chris Grevsmuhl (Cowboys)
Like Carter, a classical lawsuit of what could person been. Should person been a 10-year archetypal grader but managed conscionable 48 games for the Titans, Panthers and Rabbitohs owed to off-field indiscretions.
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16. Luke Keary (left) (Rabbitohs)
Another of the stars of the people of 2012, has won premiership rings astatine some the Rabbitohs and the Roosters and was inactive playing large shot for the Tricolours successful 2022.
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17. Dylan Napa (Roosters)
Big and strong, played immoderate bully footy successful the beforehand enactment but lacked consistency successful his 10 seasons astatine the Roosters and Bulldogs. Played for French nine Catalans this twelvemonth earlier being released by communal consent.
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