Zac Hosking had all but given up on playing in the NRL.
After plugging away in reserve grade at the Newcastle Knights for four years while also working full-time as a carpenter, and with no real chance of playing first grade on the horizon, he began making plans last year to return to the local competition this season.
But after an opportunity emerged to trial at the Brisbane Broncos and play with Wynnum Manly Seagulls this year, and on the advice of a couple of coaches of the Newcastle Rugby League sides he was considering joining, Hosking decided to give it "one last crack".
