Queensland rugby league icon Johnathan Thurston has been immortalised in bronze outside Townsville’s new stadium.

A statue of the champion playmaker has been unveiled outside the $250 million Queensland Country Bank Stadium, set to open this year.

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Thurston, a former Maroons and Kangaroos superstar, dazzled North Queensland rugby league fans during his 13-year NRL career with the Cowboys.

That career included 323 NRL games, a premiership, 37 games for Queensland during a period of Maroon dominance and 38 games for Australia.

Johnathan Thurston’s statue in Townsville. Credit: 7NEWS

Off the field, the likely Immortal was recognised for indigenous advocacy with Queenslander of the Year honours in 2018.

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