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Coach Michael Crawley says the Mackay Cuttersâ allocation of North Queensland Cowboys players will âmake a big differenceâ to the clubâs 2021 Intrust Super Cup campaign.
And though the pair of internationals are unlikely to see the field as Cutters this season, there are a handful of other notable names who could play key roles in Crawley s side.
Emre Pere, Shane Wright, Mitch Dunn and Reuben Cotter have all played regular minutes for the Cutters in the recent past and, besides Pere, are also Mackay region locals.
Moranbah product Michael Bell is another with ties to the Cutters who could see Queensland Cup time.
Now he s in Falcons colours and ready to fly. It s good to finally get back into training I was meant to start earlier than I have but I had to get my appendix removed a few weeks ago, Baptist said, It was really painful but I m all recovered now so ready to get back into it. It s been a long time since I played. The new Falcon bringing with him 80 NRL games to his name for the Broncos, Raiders, Roosters and Cowboys. I ve been around awhile so just that experience and I just want to improve my game still, he said.