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Feldt, Wright re-sign with Cowboys
Feldt, Wright re-sign with Cowboys
PREMIERSHIP-WINNING winger Kyle Feldt and homegrown second-rower Shane Wright have signed contract extensions to remain with the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys beyond the 2020 season.
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Feldt has inked a four-year extension, which runs through the end of the 2024 season.
The 28-year-old made his NRL debut in Round 21 of the 2013 season and has gone on to make 117 appearances over the course of eight seasons.
Feldt scored the most famous try in Cowboys’ history to level the scores after the fulltime siren in the 2015 grand final against the Broncos. He also appeared in the 2017 decider against Melbourne.
The Townsville product sits sixth on the Cowboys’ all-time try scorers list with 75 and needs just four more to pass Antonio Winterstein to move into the top five.
“Our club was set up for players like Kyle Feldt,” Cowboys Director of Football Peter Parr said.
“He was born and raised in Townsville, came through our junior system, was part of our under 20s program and has gone on to forge a great career in the NRL.
“Now with a new four-year deal it all but ensures he will play his whole career with the Cowboys, which is wonderful for him and wonderful for the club.”
Proserpine Brahmans junior Wright has signed a oneyear extension with the Cowboys, running through the end of the 2021 season.
He joined the Cowboys in 2017 after a two-season stint in the under 20s with the Gold Coast Titans.
Wright made his NRL debut in Round 24 of the 2017 season and has made 18 top grade appearances in total, including 14 in the 2019 campaign, which saw him claim the club’s Rookie of the Year.
The 24-year-old scored the final ever try at 1300SMILES Stadium in a victory over the Bulldogs last season.
“Wrighty spent a couple of years at the Gold Coast, but we were able to bring him home and he’s been a great contributor since he’s been at the club,” Parr said.
“There is no doubt his best football is in front of him, he’s learnt what it takes to cut it at NRL level and he’s a player we have some very high expectations for over the next couple of seasons.”
MARIA GIRGENTI
EVEN though the football season is currently on hold due to COVID-19, it has been full steam ahead behind the scenes at Innisfail United Football Club with the construction of a new amenities block at Castor Park, Mourilyan, while the clubhouse has been given a mini face lift.
The Queensland Government provided $139,748 to Innisfail United Football Club to construct new amenities block to support female participation in football and Athletics at Castor Park to enable Queenslanders to participate in sport and recreation activities.
Two new change rooms are now completed which includes male and female referee rooms, disabled toilet and office/parents' room.
Security screens have been installed in the clubhouse by Innisfail Glass and Aluminium thanks to Cassowary Coast Regional Council Partnering With Community Program for their support and funding.
At the beginning of this year, Innisfail United Football Club was successful in securing a $35,000 Gambling Community Benefit Fund which has been used to upgrade the existing change rooms so they are female friendly and it now has three showers and a toilet which have been re-tiled and given a fresh paint job.
Air conditioning units have also been installed in the change rooms which were donated by Bradken Innisfail with the assistance of John Salogni and installed by Baps Electrics.
In September 2019, the club was successful with a $18, 814 Queensland Country Credit Union Good for Good Community Grant which enabled completion of long-term project to construct a fence at the northern end of the field.
Club president Paulo Di Carlo said the new and upgraded facilities will greatly benefit the Castor Park user groups which includes Innisfail United, Cassowary Coast Athletics and Boogan Stars Junior Football Club. "These improvements along with the upgraded LED lighting installed in 2018 also provide us with more opportunities to host state level football games."
Di Carlo especially wished to thank Queensland Sport and Recreation for their support and Cassowary Coast Regional Council who also helped bring the project to fruition.
He also expressed extreme appreciation to the building crew including: Corica Constructions, Tony Buzolich, IMEC, Baps Electrics, Foschi Painting, Haymans Electrical, Dulux Paints, Blenners Raw Materials, Scott Davies, Cameron Ferguson and Gary Pedrola.
