Tag: Johnathan Thurston

Sam Ayoub‘s client Rugby league great Johnathan Thurston has been announced as the first Get Ready Queensland Ambassador, to help raise awareness around being prepared for natural disasters. Mirage News writes, “JT’s most memorable rugby league moments were borne from preparation and resilience. The 2015 NRL Grand Final is a perfect example – JT and the Cowboys never gave up,

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Sam Ayoub‘s client, Rugby League Legend Johnathan Thurston is participating in Mount Isa Rodeo Week. www.northweststar.com.au tells this story, There will also be local and roving entertainment plus a photo booth with football superstar Johnathan Thurston. The Isa Street Festival is on Wednesday August 8. Read more here

Belinda Sharpe can’t wait for her next NRL assignment after becoming the first woman to referee a first grade game. The Queenslander earned wide praise for her officiating in the Brisbane Broncos game against the Cowboys last Thursday, with former Queensland and Australia great Johnathan Thurston [Sam Ayoub‘s client] describing her as inspirational. “It’s groundbreaking for the NRL and sport

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Sam Ayoub‘s client League legend Johnathan Thurston described Belinda Sharpe as “inspirational” after she became the first woman in Australian rugby league history to referee a first-grade game. In an article written on Fox Sports by Staff Writers with AAP, JT was quoted saying, “It’s groundbreaking for the NRL and sport in general for a female referee to referee the game,”

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Sam Ayoub‘s client Johnathan Thurston is racking up the miles in this milestone weekend – a round where the NRL celebrates 1000 games. Townsville-based Thurston was in Melbourne on Saturday night for Cameron Smith’s 300th and jumped on a plane on Sunday morning to fly to Sydney and then a hire car to drive to Gosford for Gavin Cooper’s 300th.

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A bronze statue of rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston [Sam Ayoub‘s client] will “stand watch” over a time capsule outside the new Townsville stadium. Brisbane Times’ Felicity Caldwell shares this story, “The statue will honour the contribution JT has made to the sport of rugby league and acknowledge the significant role he plays in the north Queensland community,” tender documents

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On this day in 2004, [Sam Ayoub‘s client] Bulldogs five-eighth Johnathan Thurston signs a three-year deal with North Queensland. Thurston would go on to win the Dally M Medal four times (in 2005, 2007, 2014 and 2015) and win the Golden Boot award three times (in 2011, 2013 and 2015). Read the full story on NRL.com

Queensland will target Blues half Mitchell Pearce’s “mental scars” when he kits up for NSW for the first time since 2017, says Maroons great Johnathan Thurston [Sam Ayoub‘s client]. Wide World of Sports’ George Vlotis tells this story, “There’s obviously a lot of mental scars there from those years no doubt,” Thurston told Macca’s Thursday Night Golden Point. “He’ll come

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Sam Ayoub‘s client Queensland legend Johnathan Thurston wants to see Mitchell Pearce play second-fiddle to James Maloney in the halves for NSW in the Origin decider. In the article on Sporting News, JT has this to say, “I think you play Pearce at six, Maloney at seven. The way that he [Maloney] controlled the game last night was pure class

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State of Origin greats Johnathan Thurston [Sam Ayoub’s client] and Paul Gallen have backed Kevin Walters’ assessment of the Maroons performance in Game Two, lambasting their lack of effort and commitment in the 38-6 loss. In the article on Sporting News written by Nathan Williamson, JT was quoted saying, “Our play the ball speed was incredibly slow if you have

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