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Message: [QUOTE="Danoz Direct, post: 2767949, member: 8457"] [h=1]Jharal Yow Yeh says Jonus Pearson can play Origin and Test football[/h] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]FORMER Maroons flyer Jharal Yow Yeh says Jonus Pearson is on the path to NRL stardom, declaring the Broncos ace will light up the code as an Origin and Test winger. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]The Broncos unveiled their latest wing sensation on Friday night, with Pearson celebrating a dream debut with a two-try haul in Brisbane’s 38-16 thrashing of the Eels.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]Called up on game day to replace the injured Lachlan Maranta, Pearson showed cool-headed class at Suncorp Stadium. The 21-year-old scored Brisbane’s opening try with just his second touch before emphatically burying the Eels when he barged over 14 minutes from time.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]The Redcliffe speedster with Torres Strait Islander blood finished with 78 metres, two tackle breaks and two line-breaks, turning up the heat on Maranta in the battle for backline berths.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]Broncos enforcer Sam Thaiday has compared Pearson to Yow Yeh, the former Brisbane right-wing whiz-kid who believes the Yeppoon product will be a representative star. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]“Jonus can be anything,” said Yow Yeh, who was tragically forced to retire in 2014 after a shocking ankle injury cut short his Broncos career at age 24.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]“I know people are saying Jonus is a similar footy player to me but he’s ready to write his own story.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]“I can see him being Jonus Pearson the State of Origin and Australian winger, that’s what I believe he can achieve.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]“What we saw out there (against the Eels) is just a taste of what’s to come.”[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]Pearson, who has scored 12 tries in 18 games this year for feeder-club Redcliffe, possesses the raw speed that made Yow Yeh a tryscoring machine on Brisbane’s right flank.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]When he first joined the Broncos, Pearson stunned coaching staff with his results in speed and strength testing. At 95kg, he produced a sizzling 40-metre sprint that still ranks among the fastest testing times in Broncos history. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]“I’ve been waiting for him for a while to shoot into the NRL,” Yow Yeh said. “I thought he did everything right, from being safe under the high ball to doing his scoots — he didn’t have an error in him.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]“For Jonus to make his debut at 21 years old in that famous Broncos jersey ... guys like Wendell Sailor and Lote Tuqiri have been on the wing and he upheld that legacy.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]“Jonus brought a bit of X-factor to our team and he will only grow from here.”[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]Yow Yeh spoke to Pearson before the game to calm his nerves and the Broncos rookie later revelled in his big night out.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]“It was unbelievable just going out there. For me, I couldn’t imagine it,” he said.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]“I didn’t think I’d have that opportunity (this year). Playing for the Redcliffe Dolphins, I thought I’d be there for the whole season.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#232323][FONT=Merriweather Sans]“When I was a little boy … this was a dream come true for me to come out and play NRL for the Broncos. It’s an honour.” [url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/broncos/jharal-yow-yeh-says-jonus-pearson-can-play-origin-and-test-football/news-story/8649be080f46f5e8b369f312282acf6d]No Cookies | The Courier Mail[/url][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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