It has already been a whirlwind six months for Gibson who started the year playing for the North Sydney Bears in the under-18 New South Wales Rugby League competition.

North Sydney were a feeder club for the South Sydney Rabbitohs until that partnership ended a month ago and they were replaced by the Sydney Roosters.

Once the Bears season was finished, he returned to Port Macquarie and set the under-18 competition alight before he made his first grade debut.

Ever since he made his top grade debut against Old Bar last month, a handful of other rugby league clubs including St George Illawarra have joined the Bears in the race to sign the talented teenager.

Breakers coach Dan Kemp feels it is a matter of when, not if, Gibson will return to Sydney.

“He’s certainly had some interest,” Kemp said.

“He got to spend this season playing under-18s with North Sydney down there and once that competition completed he was sent back home.

“Fortunately for us he came back, played under-18s and stood out so we gave him a couple of goes off the bench in first grade and he became too much to ignore.”

When pushed on a time frame the teenager was likely to return to Sydney, the Breakers coach conceded it could be as soon as their season was completed.

“If all goes well for him this year I’d expect him to be back down in Sydney next year, but he will stay with us in first grade for the rest of the year, that’s a guarantee,” Kemp said.

“If we have the success we have had, he’ll be a very good chance of going there and what a great result for our club it will be if we can get another junior down there.”

Kemp wasn’t surprised at how seamlessly the 18-year-old had slotted into the defending premiers’ starting lineup.

The ability to do that will no doubt help his cause when other clubs come looking.

“He walked straight into the side and earned the boys respect straight away,” Kemp said.

“NRL clubs are always sniffing around every club especially when they get wind of a kid that is playing up out of his age group in first grade.

“They’ll know about him especially come finals time when they come and watch; I’ve got no doubt he’ll get more interest then.”

While the five-eighth is cool and composed out on the field, his coach said it was more what he did off the field that would continue to help his development.

“There’s no ego about him, he’s just willing to learn,” Kemp said.

“He epitomises what we want to be as a club; he’s very humble, they are the type of kids we want to bring through.”

Gibson will get another chance to shine when the Breakers clash with Forster-Tuncurry at Regional Stadium on Sunday.

First grade kicks off at 3pm, with ladies league tag at 11.30, under-18s at 12.35 and reserve grade at 1.50pm.