Maroons debutant Corey Horsburgh has opened up on his shock rise to the Origin area and the way accidents nearly completed his profession earlier than it even started.
The 25-year-old has been named on the bench for Queensland, changing injured Broncos prop Tom Flegler in an enormous reward for his robust 2023 kind.
But it wasn’t all the time easy crusing for the fiery redhead after packing his luggage and shifting from Townsville to Canberra, making his NRL debut in 2019.
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Horsburgh suffered a a number of accidents throughout the 2020 and 2021 seasons and admitted to The Courier Mail he questioned whether or not he would play NRL once more.
One specific foot damage was the worst of the bunch, tearing each ligament off each toe.
“I wasn’t the same for a bit there and thought I’d never get to where I was again. I ran into a few more injuries after that,” Horsburgh stated.
“One year I thought I’m going to work really hard in the off-season and that’s when my body started to come good. I’m happy I stuck at it.
“I’m a pretty dedicated person so I wasn’t going to give up.”
Horsburgh was one of many Cowboys’ brightest abilities coming via their junior system, however revealed he was additionally a proficient Australian guidelines participant.
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He was even a member of the Brisbane Lions academy and tried his hand at cricket additionally.
“I played cricket as a (fast) bowler but had to give up because of back injuries,” Horsburgh stated.
“I also played AFL and was better at it and was in the Lions Academy when I was 14. I stopped playing AFL when I was 16.
“I was a hard worker so I guess you never know (if I could have made it).”
Horsburgh’s agent additionally revealed the Raiders have started negotiations to increase the gun ahead’s contract past the 2024 season.
However, Horsburgh will sit down with Canberra powerbrokers after his Origin debut to barter his new deal.
Source: www.foxsports.com.au