Thurston backs Bowen-like Ben Barba

By Murray Wenzel
Updated October 17 2018 - 3:36am, first published 3:30am
Johnathan Thurston believes Ben Barba will be ideal for the Cowboys when he returns to the NRL.
Johnathan Thurston believes Ben Barba will be ideal for the Cowboys when he returns to the NRL.

Johnathan Thurston reckons Ben Barba's Matt Bowen-like magic can breath new life into the NRL club when he arrives at North Queensland next season.