Katter Wishes All The Best To The North Queensland Cowboys Ahead Of Round One, I Mean, If I Was A Betting Man, Which I Am, But Only Two Times A Year, Grand Final Weekend And Melbourne Cup, I’d Put The House On This Mighty Stable Of Navy And Silver Stallions To Bring Home The Premiership. I’m Not Superstitious In Anyway, Unless Ladders And Mirrors Are Involved, But By Joh If This Isn’t Their Year Then I Don’t Know A Thing About This Game Of Rugby League Anymore. I’ve Seen Some Big Lads In My Time, But That Jason Taumalolo Is A Clydesdale, It’s A Shame That He’s Playing Football Really, He’s Built For Tossing Scrubbers, I’ve Always Thought The Tongans Would Make Great Cattlemen, But Ya Know They Have A Reputation, One That Has Been Enthusiastically Highlighted By The Samoans Of Course, For Their Irresistible Desire To Slaughter And Grill The Most Unorthodox Forms Of Livestock, Ethically I’m On The Fence With That One, I’ve Certainly Ridden A Few Rank Ponies That Had Me Fantasising About Pithing Them With A Green River Boning Knife, But I’ve Always Sorta Held Them On Par With The Drovers Dog, More Of A Mate Than A Meal, That Said, I Can Imagine They Marble Quite Well, Especially After A Lifetime Pushing Cattle Themselves, I Guess I’ll Have To Try It One Of These Days, Maybe That’s The Answer To The Big Builds, I Always Thought It Was The Taro, I’ve Tried That Before Ya Know, At One Of Those Townsville Cultural Festivals Or What Have You, Bit Flavourless I Thought, But Does It Fill Ya Up! Them Thursday Island Mob Reckon It Goes Down A Treat With A Little Turtle Curry, But Again, These Are The Kinds Of Conversations We Can Only Have Up North, Imagine The Backlash If The Southerners Heard Any Of What I Just Said Directly Into A Microphone On The Steps Of Parliament House

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The Honourable Member For Kennedy, Mr Bob Katter III, has offered his predictions for the 2023 NRL Season (See Headline)