And he continually delivered for his country, finishing with the most Test points for the Kangaroos. Though a shoulder injury curtailed Thurston's season, he returned for one more year in and recorded the most try assists 23 in the league despite the Cowboys missing the finals. All Stars. State of Origin. Log In. Johnathan Thurston Halfback Retired Instagram. Thurston scored 2 from 7 games tries in his debut season. As a specialist in the halves, Thurston was behind established Canterbury halves pairing Brent Sherwin and Braith Anasta and many of his critics still believed he was still too small in stature to be competitive in the NRL.
In that year, he made his debut for Queensland, before making his Australian debut in He was the Wally Lewis medalist for State of Origin player of the series. Also in , he was named as halfback of the Australian Aboriginal team of the century.
Thurston broke the record for most points in State of Origin history during the State of Origin Series. He was also the Clive Churchill Medallist for grand final man of the match. In late , Thurston was one of 13 NRL players who posed for the League of Their Own calendar that was produced in the style of the Dieux du Stade calendars to raise money for the Koori Kids foundation. Thurston was chosen to appear on the cover of the calendar. Thurston is also known for always handing — rather than throwing — his kicking tee after a place kick to the ballboy, and for giving away his head gear to a young member of the crowd at the end of a match.
In Thurston Also won the Queenslander of the Year award and in was nominated for the Australian of the Year award. Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in Australia. Johnathan Thurston celebrates birthday on April 25 of every year.
Thurston wore jersey 18 for the match as he had been a late inclusion for regular captain Steve Price who, in the lead up to the match, was ruled out with a knee injury. As Price had initially housed and mentored him upon his arrival in Sydney, Thurston gave his premiership ring to Price as a thank you.
Thurston was also named the Wally Lewis Player of the Series. Thurston would not replicate the previous year's successes in , as the Cowboys seemed to lose all of their exciting spark that saw them renovate the club's reputation in recent years. Three wins at the start of the year held promise, but after a record-breaking match losing streak, all hope faded. Thurston played 17 matches, scored 4 tries and kicked 39 goals for the Cowboys in the NRL season. On 7 October , Thurston was confirmed in the final man Australian squad.
In Australia's first match of the tournament Thurston, despite mourning the murder of his uncle in a Brisbane park less than 38 hours prior, put in a strong performance to be named man-of-the-match in the Kangaroos win over the Kiwis at the Sydney Football Stadium. Thurston was selected in the Anzac Test for Australia against New Zealand at halfback, scoring 2 tries and kicking 5 goals in the Kangaroos win at Suncorp Stadium.
In April , Thurston was named in the preliminary 25 man squad to represent Queensland in the State of Origin series' opening match and was subsequently picked at halfback for all three matches. Thurston played in the third match as well, which Queensland lost at Suncorp Stadium. This year also saw Thurston the front runner for his third Dally M 'Player of the Year' Award, only to be surpassed in the points tally by a late season run by Jarryd Hayne from the Parramatta Eels.
Although missing out marginally on the top accolade Thurston had still maintained enough points to be named 'Halfback of the Year'. Thurston played in 23 matches, scored 11 tries and kicked 79 goals for the Cowboys in the NRL season.
In the Four Nations final match against England, Thurston was awarded was man-of-the-match in the Kangaroos victory at Elland Road. Thurston was the tournament's top point-scorer with 36 points from a try and 17 goals. In Game 1 of the State of Origin series, Thurston was named man-of-the-match in Queensland's victory, giving him a total of three Origin man-of-the-match awards.
Thurston's great individual performance made headlines referring to him as being Queensland's Greatest Halfback and with ex-players from both sides of the border making comments on his performance rivalling that of Andrew Johns in During a match in Round 12 against Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Thurston was found guilty of swearing at the referee 8 times in regards to a forward pass decision against the Cowboys which aided in Manly winning Thurston finished the NRL season with him playing in 17 matches, scoring 2 tries, kicking 43 goals and kicking 1 field goal for the Cowboys.
Thurston missed the Rugby League Four Nations series due to an ankle injury. In Game 3 of the State of Origin series, Thurston suffered what at first appeared to be a horrific ACL injury, in the second half of the series win at Suncorp Stadium.
Thurston, who had to be driven off the field on the Medi-Cab initially feared he would be out for the rest of the season, however early prognosis claimed that with immediate surgery, he could be back by Round 25, and in time for a possible Cowboys finals appearance.
At the time of his injury, Thurston was leading the Dally M Medal ladder by two clear man-of-the-match performances six points ahead of nearest rival Kieran Foran. After having scans the following day it was discovered that Thurston would miss 5—6 weeks and would have to wear a leg brace after the scans showed he had suffered a grade two medial ligament damage but would not require surgery. This was the 21st consecutive Origin match played by Thurston since his debut in Game I , breaking one of his teammates' records in Cameron Smith who played 19 consecutive Origins from his debut in Game III The Cowboys made the finals finishing 7th on the ladder before getting destroyed by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the second half in the loss after leading at half time at the Sydney Football Stadium.
Thurston played in 19 matches, scored 10 tries and kicked 61 goals for the Cowboys in the NRL season. In the post-season, Thurston travelled with the Australian national team to England for the Four Nations tournament, where he starred in all four games for Australia. Thurston picked up man of the match honours on three occasions whilst in the U. K, including the final in which Australia won at Elland Road. Thurston tallied 52 points during the tournament, scoring 3 tries and converting 22 goals from 25 attempts.
Thurston was rewarded for a fantastic season with the Golden Boot Award. In the Anzac Test against New Zealand, Thurston played at five-eighth, scored a try, kicked four goals from four attempts and was named man-of-the-match in the Kangaroos win at Eden Park. Thurston helped Queensland to win a 7th consecutive Origin series win, in the State of Origin series.
Thurston played 24 matches, scored 3 tries, kicked 90 goals and kicked 1 field goal for the Cowboys in the NRL season. On 11 March , Thurston signed the richest deal in rugby league's history, ensuring he would stay at the North Queensland Cowboys. Thurston was Queensland's five-eighth in the State of Origin series, in whose third and deciding game he scored a try and kicked two goals in the win at ANZ Stadium, helping the Maroons extend their record to eight consecutive series victories.
Thurston also led the Cowboys alongside Matt Bowen and Brent Tate to the finals with a run of 6 consecutive wins. However the Cowboys were knocked out in the first week in a controversial match against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at the Sydney Football Stadium. In this match, a seventh tackle try was awarded to Sharks player Beau Ryan , making the end result In a later interview, Thurston then claimed there was a conspiracy in the NRL that they wanted an all Sydney grand final.
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