Cowboys.com.au will provide an in-depth positional analysis of the 2020 North Queensland Toyota Cowboys squad. We continue the series with the hooker position with premiership winner Jake Granville joined by new recruit Reece Robson and young gun Reuben Cotter.

The players are ranked by their NRL experience with their career numbers of games in brackets next to their name.

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The 2015 premiership winner has been a workhouse since arriving in North Queensland. Granville has played at least 24 games in each of his four seasons at the club and finished 13th in the NRL last season with 897 tackles.

The former Junior Kangaroos and NSW Under 20s State of Origin rising star joins the Cowboys on a four-year deal. Robson appeared in seven games for St George Illawarra last season, including a brilliant 80-minute performance in Round 25.

After missing three consecutive seasons with ACL injuries, Cotter earned a dream NRL debut in 2019. The 21-year-old was one of the top players in the Queensland Cup playing for Mackay and registered five top-grade appearances for the Cowboys.