Dungowan Cowboys season launch

The Dungowan Cowboys stage their season launch at the Tamworth Jockey Club in Tamworth, Australia, on February 1, 2025.

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00:00Corey season launch, I guess the upcoming season gets pretty real when you have events

00:20like this.

00:21Yeah mate, it does.

00:22We've had a good pre-season, we've had good numbers, we've had our 16's actually join

00:28us in the pre-season as well, which has been really good, so we keep those young fellas

00:31coming through.

00:32And now we're, yeah, we're really ramping it up, so looking forward to it, looking forward

00:37to a good season.

00:38Good numbers by the sounds of it.

00:39Yeah mate, it's not too bad.

00:40We're starting to pick up a bit now, but as I said, like with the girls training as well,

00:47now we've got the girls tackle as well, so there's always big numbers there.

00:51We're still all training together, but we're going to split up very soon.

00:54So you're looking to play league tag, have league tag and tackle sides?

00:58Yeah, that's right, yeah, league tag and tackle, yeah.

01:01And what's the mood like amongst the ladies with the tackle coming in this year?

01:07Yeah, look, I haven't really had my finger on the pulse too much with that, mate.

01:11I'm fairly committed to the senior first graders, but yeah, we still haven't secured a coach

01:18yet for the women's tackle, and I'm trying not to get sucked into doing it too much.

01:24Your first year in this role, first grade coach?

01:27Yeah mate, it is, yeah.

01:28So I had three years in Reggie's.

01:30I've been at the club since 2014 as a way and hour coach, so yeah, first crack at the

01:38top grade, so we'll see how it goes.

01:40You just remind everyone about your day job.

01:43You're with the NRL, aren't you?

01:44Yeah mate, I'm a development officer for the NRL, so I take care of route 21, which is

01:50the Hunter Valley, so yeah, don't want to show any favourites.

01:54Okay, and what's your expectation for the first graders this year?

01:58Mate, look, honestly all I really want is for us just to become a tight knit.

02:03We've lost a heap of blokes.

02:06We've got a lot of young fellas, a lot of young fellas in our team, and it's about building

02:14that camaraderie between each other, and if we start playing for each other, then that's

02:19half the battle done, so that's what I'm all about.

02:21It's the club culture.

02:22Great, thank you very much.