Johnathan Thurston

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Johnathan Dean Thurston AM (born 25 April 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the National Rugby League (NRL). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in rugby league history and holds the record for the most Dally M Medals, having won the award four times (2005, 2007, 2014 and 2015). He also won the Golden Boot Award three times, recognising him as the world's best player in 2011, 2013 and 2015. An Australian international, Queensland State of Origin representative and Indigenous All Stars player, Thurston played primarily at halfback and Five-eighth, and was renowned for his playmaking, goal-kicking and leadership. Thurston began his NRL career with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, winning the 2004 NRL premiership before joining the North Queensland Cowboys in 2005. He helped lead the Cowboys to their first grand final appearance in 2005 and became the central figure in the club's subsequent rise to premiership success. In 2015...

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