The selection of Reece Robson in the Blues' Origin squad has been several years in the planning as coach Brad Fittler eyed off a successor for Damien Cook and Api Koroisau.
“Dean is someone I looked up to and actually a lot of the staff who were at the Dragons when I was there were of that calibre too, with Mary and Ben Hornby," Robson said.
“It was such a tough decision to leave everything you know and a lot of good mates at a great club, but I just knew I wanted to play NRL week in and week out and that's what was waiting for me up at the Cowboys.“Cam McInnes was a massive leader of the team at the time and there was an opportunity for me at the Cowboys so I thought that was going to be the best for my football moving forward.
“What he does for us at the Cowboys is incredible,” Young said. “As an example, Cameron Smith is the greatest hooker the game has ever seen and he was so good at decision making with the ball in his hands.
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