Back to the future for Tuala with visit to his old school
the Northern Pride and the Cairns Connection will start at 5.30pm. It will be followed by entertainment at 7pm and the Cowboys versus West Tigers match at 7.30pm.
No road closures will be in place around the venue, but police will be out to help control traffic following the game.
To pre-purchase tickets, visit ticketlink.com.au or call 1300 855 835.
The game will also be livestreamed via cowboys.com.au. mum lives here in Edmonton. When I’ve got weekends off I try to come home and during holidays.”
Tuala was joined by fellow Cowboy Ethan Lowe yesterday when meeting fans at Woree State High School’s swimming carnival.
The 19-year-old was the Cowboys’ youngest debutante last year, playing his only game in Round 24 against the Sharks. He said he was looking forward to getting out on the paddock in tomorrow’s game against the Wests Tigers.
“I’ve played at Barlow Park a fair bit, I used to play for Edmonton Storm,” he said.
“I’m with the Q Cup Pride side this year so I’m looking forward to that.”
Year 12 student Deborah Simpson said she was a massive Cowboys fans and was looking forward to tomorrow’s game.
“I’ve been watching the Cowboys ever since I was little,” she said. “I love their games, es- pecially back in 2015 when they were in the grand final against the Broncos. I don’t even play football, but that game made me want to play.”
Deborah said she admired the team’s leadership and community involvement.
“They’ve got a good mindset and they encourage everybody to go and do their best,” she said. “So as well as being a good team they’re also good leaders so it’s good they’ve come to our school.” YESTERDAY, for the first time in three weeks, Torrell Gulliver got out of his hospital bed unassisted.
Even after a rough night recovering from a broken femur, there was no way the Mossman 12-year-old was going to miss meeting rugby league royalty in Johnathan Thurston and Matt Scott.
The Cowboys co-captains put smiles on the faces of dozens of children and cancer patients at Cairns Hospital and Gulliver said it was a huge inspiration to get better and maybe even back to the footy field one day.
“It was good because I only see them on TV and in posters and stuff and now I’m seeing them in real life,” he said.
“I’m not really good at football, but I like to watch them play it.”
His mum, Chelsea Gulliver, said it was a much needed lifting of spirits.
“He had a rough night last night so for us to get him off the bed and get him out here to see them, it has really made his day,” she said.
Phyllis Ghee was just about speechless when Thurston held her four-week-old son Charles Tabo in his arms.
“I’m very nervous. I don’t know what to say,” Ms Ghee said.
Nu Kim, 14, said Thurston passion for the game was “inspirational”.
“It was pretty special. Since I was young he’s my role model and hero,” he said.