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Nic DarvenizaSports editor

Nic Darveniza is the Townsville Bulletin’s sports editor, and writes for CODE Sports. In 2022, he joined the Bulletin from the Gold Coast Bulletin, where he covered cricket, rugby union, rugby league, and previously reported for the Courier-Mail in Brisbane. A published author and rugby commentator, Darveniza grew up in Fiji but has deep family ties to the North with family around Innisfail and Home Hill. Like every lower grade battler, Darveniza would have been a Wallaby if not for a dodgy right knee and a total inability to tackle in the open field.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 10: Tom Gilbert of the Cowboys celebrates winning the NRL Qualifying Final match between the Cronulla Sharks and the North Queensland Cowboys at PointsBet Stadium on September 10, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Private heartbreak driving Cowboys hard man’s farewell

He may be about to play his last game for North Queensland, but Tom Gilbert won’t leave anything on the field – in a pledge to honour a late family member.

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HOBART, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16: Cameron Green of Australia celebrates after claiming the wicket of Zak Crawley of England during day three of the Fifth Test in the Ashes series between Australia and England at Blundstone Arena on January 16, 2022 in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Steve Bell/Getty Images)

Star’s unlimited potential, Aussies model game on Poms

Touch wood, but it is fair to suggest Cameron Green could be anything. And while Australia’s ODI game was once envied, now they are looking to the old enemy for inspiration.

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NRL 2022 RD13 Gold Coast Titans v North Queensland Cowboys - Jason Taumalolo, Todd Payten Coach Picture NRL Photos

Invisible man behind Cowboys’ stunning resurgence

The Cowboys didn’t want Todd Payten isolated as coach — so they arranged for him to phone a friend and it has paid big dividends, writes Robert Craddock.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 15: Taane Milne of the Rabbitohs is tackled during the round six NRL match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Canterbury Bulldogs at Stadium Australia, on April 15, 2022, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

GPS radical changes creating NRL sensations

In the past, you couldn’t get in the front door of a GPS school if you were a league scout, now things have changed and so much so NRL is winning the war with rugby.

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TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 19: Jason Taumalolo of the Cowboys in action during the round two NRL match between the North Queensland Cowboys and the Canberra Raiders at Qld Country Bank Stadium, on March 19, 2022, in Townsville, Australia. (Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images)

Taumalolo unleashes after ‘poke the bear’ moment

Cowboys star Jason Taumalolo regained his spark and his team found some steel in defence to snap a six-game losing streak at home with a convincing win against the Raiders.

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