Johnathan Thurston’s heartbreaking act after death of Paul Green
Thursday’s NRL match between Melbourne and Penrith. However, upon discovering of Paul Green’s untimely demise, Thurston returned immediately to Townsville.
Green, a former coach and player who led North Queensland to their first title in 2015, was discovered unconscious at his Brisbane home on Thursday.
After traveling to Sydney on Thursday afternoon, Thurston—who was a player under Green while he was the Cowboys coach from 2014 to 2020—learned of the heartbreaking news.
His former coach’s passing devastated him to such an extent that he had to return home to Townsville without being able to do his Channel 9 commentary obligations.
During the show, host James Bracey said to the audience, “Our mate Jonathan Thurston was meant to be with us here.”
“We send our condolences to JT, who’s hurting.”
Thurston famously kicked the field goal to win the 2015 grand final for the Cowboys and was extremely close to Green.
Cameron Smith said on Channel 9: “I spent a couple of hours with JT this afternoon. He was absolutely devastated, as were many of the players and his teammates in that Cowboys outfit that were coached by Paul Green.
