02/01/2021
Future great
He’s one of the brightest young prospects in the NRL and very soon he could be joining fellow young-gun Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow on a North Queensland Cowboys wing.
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Xavier Coates is off-contract at the end of this season and he’s already a wanted man. He’s met with the Storm, the Broncos are desperate to retain him and now the Cowboys are the latest side to pursue his signature.
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He only made his NRL debut in 2019, however in two seasons has established himself as a representative outside back for the Queensland Maroons and PNG Kumuls.
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“He’s a good player and we’ve had a conversation but that’s as far as it’s gone at the moment. He has had a look around up here,” Cowboys coach Todd Payten confirmed to News Corp.
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Coates manager Nash Dawson recently confirmed there was been a fair bit of interest and I believe he will give the Broncos every chance of retaining Coates, however this definitely depends on how successful the club is in 2021.
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If the Broncos do perform poorly again, than the Storm and Cowboys would both be a better location for the young star to progress his career.
