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Cowboys recruit Shannon Hegarty sees move north as way of reigniting rep career
By Matt Marshall
January 29, 2009
SHANNON Hegarty, in his quest to reignite his stalled representative career in Townsville, need only look back to the second coming of former Cowboy Matt Sing.
Hegarty hopes to emulate the feats of Sing, his 2003 Queensland and Australian wing partner, by reinventing himself in the far north.
The 29-year-old former Mackay junior,
a shock late Cowboys signing from South Sydney last week, has revealed his ambition to return to representative football in 2009 after a six-year gap.
But before Hegarty attempts to mirror Sing's "second wind" at Dairy Farmers Stadium, he will need to find a slot in a Cowboys backline brimming with talent.
"I'm a bit older, a bit wiser," Hegarty said.
"I needed a change of scenery and I thought coming back here would be a good opportunity to reignite my career.
"I think I need my surroundings. I'm not saying Sydney was bad but coming back up here has re-inflamed that 'back to my roots' sort of thing. I think I've got the right people around me. The right atmosphere. This is a very strong club. People are friendly but it's very disciplined in how they train and do business."
Hegarty, who played three Origin matches for the Maroons and three Tests in 2003, has spent the past decade in Sydney.
His representative jerseys came during a six-year stint with the Roosters that was followed by four seasons with the Bunnies.
In addition to returning to his native North Queensland, Hegarty has a long association with Cowboys coach Neil Henry, CEO Peter Parr and football manager Dean Lance - who all nurtured him at the now defunct Western Reds.
"A player of Shannon's experience will help add some more maturity to our squad," Henry said.
"He's a strong carrier of the ball, he's from NQ, it's all positive."
Henry, who coached the Reds' under-19s, was Hegarty's first senior coach.
Hegarty admits his presence and the opportunity to play outside Test half-back Johnathan Thurston were major carrots in the surprise move home.
"It's something very special," he said.
"I've run off the likes of Brad Fittler and Darren Lockyer, and running off their ball-playing is a dream. JT is the best so I'm really excited about that.
"It's very exciting. Looking around the park, there's a lot of speedsters out there and the big boys up front, big front units."
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24978478-23214,00.html
He should slot into the centres for next years origin series.
