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Matthew Bowen (born March 9 , 1982 in Cairns, Queensland ) is an Australian Rugby League player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League competition, as well as being a regular member of the Queensland State Of Origin Team . His club position is Fullback , although he is usually used as a utility bench player when playing for Queensland. On the 2004 Tri-Nations tour of Great Britain he played fullback for Australia in the tour matches. PLAYING CAREER Bowen started his junior playing career with both Souths in Townsville and playing for his school, Abergowrie College. Impressed many with his pace, agility and ability and was duly selected in the Queensland Schoolboys in 1999, Queensland Under 19's in 2000 and the Junior Kangaroos in 2001 . However, Bowen was always told he was too small, and coaches felt he was too light-weight to play in the major leagues. North Queensland Cowboys The quiet spoken, dancing, and ever-anticpating Bowen is considered one of the most exciting and deadly attacking players in Rugby League . He stands as a humble role model for all children, athletes, and Indigenous Australians. Bowen's love for the game grew from his upbringing in the remote Cape York town of Hope Vale, under the guidance of his father and mother who watched him playing football, fish, and ride horses. Bowen was signed by the North Queensland Cowboys in his teens, and made his first grade debut on February 17, 2001 against state rivals the Brisbane Broncos at Dairy Farmers Stadium . He finished the 2004 season on the highest note possible by being selected for Australia for the Tri-Nations Tour to England. While he did not play an official Test match, he played fullback for the ANZACs (against Cumbria), for Australia against France, and again against the USA in the match at Philadelphia on the return leg of the tour. This, combined with his Origin experince for Queensland , makes Bowen one of the senior men in the Cowboys lineup. Affectionally called Matty, he proved to be the game-breaker in the first match of the 2005 State Of Origin Series . After coming off the bench in the second half, he intercepted a pass from New South Wales Half-Back Brett Kimmorley and ran 40m to score in Extra Time, thus winning the game for Queensland. His current statistics for the North Queensland Cowboys are:
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