Back three key for Cowboys in the grand final
RUGBY LEAGUE: The back three for Warwick have an average age of 20 and there isn't a nerve in sight as they approach their first grand final in A-grade tomorrow in Toowoomba.
Craig Donn, 21, is in his second year at fullback for Warwick while Brodie Quirk, 20, and Dan Watson, 19, are the wingers.
A year ago, Quirk was playing reserve grade under current A-grade coach Craig Mullaly and Watson was in the under-18s.
Donn said it took him three to four weeks in 2015 to get his confidence up in A-grade.
He came of age as an A-grader when he scored three tries against Gatton in a game which had a bearing on the top five.
"I played a bit of hooker, lock, everywhere until Noel Loudon came up with the idea to play me at fullback," Donn said.
He has the right attitude to wear No.1.
"The high ball is nothing to be scared of," he said.
"You have to put your body on the line for the team."
Asked who had influenced his career in 2016, Donn said Ryan McIvor and Luke Brosnan talked to him a lot about when and where to run.
"Dylan Galloway, Trent Richardson and Sam Broomhall have all helped a lot," he said.
Win, lose or draw, coach Craig Mullaly has given youth a go this season.
His fearless back three could be the key in a victory.
