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Cowboys.com.au are providing an in-depth positional analysis of the 2023 North Queensland Toyota Cowboys squad. We continue the series with the hookers headlined by gun dummy-half Reece Robson.
The players are ranked by their NRL experience with their career numbers of games in brackets next to their name.
>>> Part 1: Fullback
Jake Granville (181)
The Cowboys cult hero is entering his ninth season in North Queensland. Now 33, Granville has embraced a bench utility role over the past two seasons. Granville will be the top backup to Robson for 2023.
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Reece Robson (73)
Robson cemented himself as one of the top hookers in rugby league last season. The 24-year-old was a member of the extended NSW squad for the series decider. Now entrenched as an 80-minute hooker, Robson is locked in for the No.9 jersey to begin 2023.
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>>> Part 3: Halves
Jai Hansen (0)
A highly touted ball-playing dummy-half from Calliope, Hansen is entering is first full-time season with the NRL squad. The Cathedral School product spent the 2022 season in the under 21s with the Townsville Blackhawks and will be searching for a Queensland Cup debut early in 2023.
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