Cowboys Then & Now Podcast
North Queensland Toyota Cowboys
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Host Peter Parr sits down with current and former North Queensland Toyota Cowboys players and staff to discuss their journey through rugby league and share stories not often heard by the public. Brought to you by Toyota.
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Jul 25, 2022
Aaron Payne
In the sixth episode of the Cowboys Then and Now Podcast, host Peter Parr sits down with North Queensland Toyota Cowboys life member Aaron Payne to talk about signing with the club when he was in high school, his transition to hooker and beating the Broncos in the 2004 final at Dairy Farmer Stadium.
Payne then talks about his combination with Matt Bowen and Johnathan Thurston, retiring at 30 and his transition to coaching.
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Jul 9, 2022
Paul Bowman
Host Peter Parr sits down with North Queensland Toyota Cowboys life member Paul Bowman to talk about signing with the club in 1995, making his Origin debut in 2000 and the club's finals run in 2004.
Bowman then talks about the heartbreak of the 2005 Grand Final, finishing his career in the second row, what the club that he has spent 25 years at means to him and who the greatest player he played with is.
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May 12, 2022
Matt Scott
Host Peter Parr sits down with North Queensland Toyota Cowboys life member Matt Scott to talk about having to travel long distances to play football as a kid, signing with the club and making his Origin debut after only 14 NRL games.
Scott then talks about being named co-captain in 2011, discussions around him almost returning early from ACL surgery for the 2017 Grand Final and contemplating joining a rival club at the back end of his career.
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Apr 18, 2022
Brent Tate
Host Peter Parr sits down with former North Queensland Toyota Cowboys centre Brent Tate to discuss his Origin debut after just 14 NRL games, his first Kangaroos experience, the story behind his neck brace and almost signing with the Bulldogs early in his career.
Tate then talks about his decision to join the Warriors in 2008, training in a cyclone in 2011, the relief he felt after his fourth major knee injury and the greatest centre he ever played against.
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Mar 23, 2022
Johnathan Thurston
Host Peter Parr sits down with North Queensland Toyota Cowboys life member Johnathan Thurston to discuss his schooling, his time with the Bulldogs, why he signed with the Cowboys and the trip in 2010 that changed his life.
Thurston then talks about sitting on the sideline for the 2017 Grand Final, his big regret from his final season, the greatest player he has ever played with and how he would break down an opposition's defence.
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Mar 2, 2022
Todd Payten
In the inaugural episode of North Queensland Toyota Cowboys Then & Now Podcast, host Peter Parr joins Head Coach Todd Payten to discuss a range of topics, including his debut with the Raiders as a 17-year-old, the circumstances that lead to him being paid by three clubs at once and the road to the 2005 Grand Final.
The two then talk about the training injury that cost Payten a Kangaroos jersey in 2010, coaching the Wests Tigers Under 20s side to a title in his first year coaching in 2012, why Johnathan Thurston didn't want the club to sign him as the NYC coach in 2014, and his decision to knock back the head coaching role at the New Zealand Warriors in 2020.
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