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Message: [QUOTE="Danoz Direct, post: 2712304, member: 8457"] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans Regular]THE Broncos have signed a boom fullback from the same school that produced Australian captain Cameron Smith, Wallaby ace Israel Folau and a string of NRL stars.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans Regular]Marsden State High School fullback Corey Allan, 17, will train pre-season with the Broncos under-20s, in doing so snapping his allegiances with premiers North Queensland who he once dreamt of representing.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans Regular]The Year 12 student is a devoted Cowboys fan who idolises Johnathan Thurston but his affection for North Queensland has had to be pushed aside as he attempts to follow in the footsteps of past Marsden students such as Smith, Folau, Chris Sandow and Antonio Winterstein.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans Regular]“It was good to see the Cowboys win the NRL grand final but I’ve had to put my allegiances aside now,” he said.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans Regular]Corey said he hoped to be named in the 2016 under-20s squad in February. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans Regular]“I was excited and stoked when I found out I would do the pre-season with the under-20s. It felt like my hard work was starting to pay off but I know there’s a lot of work to be done.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans Regular]“It’s great to have so many Logan juniors playing NRL — it just shows that it can be done.’’[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Open Sans Regular]Allan, who can play fullback or in the halves, is also a product of Logan Brothers which produced decorated Bronco Corey Parker. [url]http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-2016-broncos-sign-boom-schoolboy-fullback-corey-allan/story-fniabm4i-1227614876243[/url][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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