Penrith punish rusty Roosters
6 hours ago | Aidan Edgecomb
Current Roosters halfback Brett Firman has left the Sydney-based club for the tropics of North Queensland for the remainder of the National Rugby League season and the ensuing two years.
Firman will provide the Cowboys with added depth in the halves, an area where they have struggled so far this season despite the emergence of Queensland State of Origin star Johnathan Thurston.
But it is also a watershed contract for the Temora junior, who burst onto the scene with a sensational rookie season at the Dragons in 2003. Since then injuries and poor form have hampered his career and only weeks after joining the Roosters found himself in Premier league.
He is currently nursing a thumb injury but he is expected to be fit to make his Cowboys debut in three weeks.