There had been much speculation about a looming swoop on Dearden after the 20-year-old was spotted at the Cowboys' Townsville facilities during pre-season.<\/p>\n
It now appears the halfback could be heading north for season 2022. <\/p>\n
The development follows North Queensland's recent acquisition of Chad Townsend from the Sharks. <\/p>\n
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However, Eighth immortal Andrew Johns believes Dearden and Townsend wouldn't compliment each other in a prospective halves pairing. <\/p>\n
"I don't think they go together at all. I think they're too similar players," Johns said on Wide World of Sports' Immortal Behaviour.\n<\/p>\n
\n"When you talk about halves combinations, there's got to be the yin and the yang. And the best example of that is Nathan Cleary and (Jarome) Luai.<\/p>\n
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"You've got Nathan, who is prepared and the game manager and plays the percentages, and then you've got the other hand: the extroverted risk-taker who just plays and doesn't think and is just a ball of energy – and that's why they go good together. So you need that alter ego and that yin and yang. I think they're too similar players.\n<\/p>\n
"And I think from the defensive point of view … they'd have two targets going at them from either side of the field.\n<\/p>\n
\n"So for me it's Townsend and Drinkwater."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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