The Cowboys person confirmed Coen Hess volition stay successful North Queensland aft wrapping up a declaration hold with the erstwhile Queensland Origin rep conscionable days earlier helium would person sprung onto the unfastened market.
Hess, who was nether declaration for 1 much season, contiguous agreed to a two-year woody that volition support him astatine the nine until the extremity of the 2024 season. Had a woody not been done earlier November 1 helium would person been escaped to negociate with each 16 of the different NRL clubs, including the recently formed Dolphins.
The 25-year-old's caller woody comes aft a play successful which helium was awarded the Paul Bowman Medal arsenic the club's subordinate of the year.
"We are thrilled to person secured Coen for a further 2 years," Cowboys General Manager of Football Micheal Luck said.
"He's a North Queensland inferior who came done our strategy arsenic a second-rower, but was moved to mediate guardant past twelvemonth and we were truly pleased with however helium handled the transition.
"This hold ensures Coen tin proceed to absorption connected his improvement arsenic a footballer, but besides arsenic an emerging person successful our playing radical who we judge volition beryllium important successful guiding our adjacent procreation of young forwards."
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To date, the North Queensland back-rower has played 118 NRL games for the nine since making his debut successful 2015.
Hess has represented Queensland connected six occasions, and portion helium didn't enactment up for his authorities successful this year's series, the guardant was portion of the Maroons' extended squad for each 3 games.
He made 22 appearances for the Cowboys this season.
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