Gold Coast second-rower Beau Fermor missed last season with an anterior cruciate ligament rupture so when Billy Slater picked him in the extended Queensland squad last week it did wonders for his confidence and much more besides.
Maroons coach Slater's decision says a lot about his opinion of the 25-year-old after his second ACL tear. It's no surprise considering his 2022 heroics where he was the Titans' leading try-scorer with 11 in a rampaging display in an underperforming side.
