AAP: THE Cowboys have given Papua New Guinea fullback Morea Morea a chance this pre-season after he impressed in the Pacific Championships.
Morea is on the Cowboys’ list with what is termed a “train and replacement contract”, where a player gets paid $1200 per week to train for as long as they are on the list. He will provide competition and depth in the outside backs, and could secure an NRL deal if he can impress.
“We learned some lessons several years ago when we went in with a settled list thinking we had all the ingredients, so we have taken a different tack the last couple of years and kept a few roster spots open to see how the pre-season and early season unfolded,” Luck said.
“We made signings this year with Harrison Edwards and Braidon Burns to bolster positions that we needed depth in. That worked really well for us, so we are going to take the same attitude and strategy into next year.”
The Cowboys are not concerned that NSW rake Robson is not yet secured long-term beyond 2025. The 26-year-old has been away with the Kangaroos squad and is now on a break.
“We want to keep him and he wants to stay, so hopefully it is not a hard conversation,” Luck said.
