Code switch keeping Cowboys on their feet

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Chad Townsend's power connected the stunning Cowboys translation from woody spoon favourites to premiership contenders has teammates tipping him to go an NRL manager 1 day.

But his aboriginal whitethorn prevarication successful different athletics aft spearheading a caller concern with 2 chap North Queensland players.

Townsend, Valentine Holmes, and Scott Drinkwater are astir to motorboat The PLAYRS Golf Club aft spending the past fewer months fine-tuning the project.

The regular golfing buddies person designed their ain branded apparel and program to connection inaugural rank deals via their www.playrs.com.au website.

"We ever talked astir it I conjecture erstwhile we were playing golf, you know, possibly starting a marque up," Drinkwater told Wide World of Sports.

"I conjecture Chaddy was beauteous keen and eager, you cognize helium loves those small hobbies (and) broadside hustles similar that, and we each conscionable thought let's person a ace astatine it."

It's besides go a mode to enslaved and not to beryllium consumed by rugby league 24/7 during the gruelling NRL season.

"I've ever recovered implicit the people of my vocation whenever I've been balanced disconnected the tract it's allowed maine to play immoderate of my champion footballm" Townsend said.

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"So having a small avenue wherever you tin prosecute different interests I truly deliberation it levels yourself out.

"I deliberation play for america has been a large plus for not lone maine personally, but our team. It's been a existent outlet, a spot of a competitory broadside too, truthful it's been truly enjoyable."

Promoted to the co-captaincy alongside Jason Taumalolo successful his archetypal play astatine the Cowboys, Townsend is conscionable 1 triumph distant from starring North Queensland to a expansive final.

"He's conscionable a calm caput connected the tract which is I conjecture what a batch of our young fellas need, myself included, and the mode helium talks astir the crippled you cognize helium could beryllium a coach," Drinkwater said.

"He's precise smart, intelligent, and gets his constituent crossed truly well."

The trio person stuck to their play regular successful the pb up to Friday night's preliminary last against the Eels, beating the Cowboys coaching unit successful a golfing situation astatine the Townsville Golf Club connected Monday.

Holmes showcased the aforesaid composure that's seen him go 1 of the champion lucifer winners successful the NRL.

"It doesn't astonishment maine immoderate of the worldly helium does successful cardinal moments successful games," Drinkwater said.

"He wants the shot successful the large moments and he's the aforesaid connected the play course.

"He's 1 of those large crippled players who tin bash thing and we're looking guardant to him bringing immoderate cardinal moments implicit the adjacent mates of weeks."

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