Reuben Cotter used to enjoy watching Cowboys legends Johnathan Thurston and Matt Bowen reach into their bag of tricks for the Indigenous All Stars.
Now, the 22-year-old will become the latest North Queensland player to represent the Indigenous team after being selected to start at hooker against the Maori All Stars on February 20.
Even better for Cotter is that the Harvey Norman All Stars match will be contested at the Cowboys Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville. I m pretty stoked. It s obviously big for me, coming from an Indigenous background, he told NRL.com on Thursday. I m excited to represent my family and I know Mum was proud.