It usually takes a lot to move North Queensland Cowboys middle Jason Taumalolo, the 31-year-old forward who has made a remarkable living in almost 15 years as an NRL heavy. Sometimes, a few words are enough.
A Channel Nine reporter last week asked the hulking prop, seated for an interview ahead of round one, whether he could play on beyond this season. “Ah,” Taumalolo replied, leaning back with an awkward smile, before shifting his near-120kg frame left then right in obvious mental if not physical discomfort.
