Thurston named captain of Cowboys
Thursday, March 8, 2007 - 2:46 PM
North Queensland have named halfback Johnathan Thurston as their new captain, with hooker Aaron Payne named vice-captain for the 2007 NRL season.
Thurston, 23, joined the Cowboys in 2005 and has since gone on to earn Queensland and Australian representative honours.
He won the Dally M Player of the Year medal in 2005, helping North Queensland to the NRL grand final.
Thurston replaces retired lock Travis Norton as club captain.
He was the logical choice to be named skipper at the club's season launch, with coach Graham Murray looking to build a team around the talented playmaker.
Payne, 24, is a local junior player who has been with the Cowboys since 2002.
Source: AAP
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Good choice there, happy there wasn't a co-captain named, would rather just the 1 fella. Good Luck to Thurston!
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Thurston named captain of Cowboys
If he is as good a captain as he is a player, he will do a brilliant job. Good choice for captain I reckon.
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Not my choice. I think they would have gone better with a group of leaders.
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Thurston is a grub.
Wish he stayed in Cantebury. The Qld win last year was tarnished having him in the team...
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What do you mean by he is a grub? Originally Posted by Throb
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