Tahlulah Tillett knows she was forced to wait longer than she had hoped to make her Cowboys NRLW debut, but is now determined to make the most of her homecoming as North Queensland’s push towards a finals appearance in their inaugural season ramps up.
A hand injury kept Tillett out of the opening three rounds of the 2024 campaign, but patience is something she has had to master during her career so far.
While still only 24, Tillett has overcome her fair share of long-term setbacks including season-ending ACL and MCL injures.
“Obviously, it wasn’t ideal to come away with an injury (in pre-season), but that’s footy. I know I’ve been through worse in the past, so this injury was nothing,” Tillett, who made her NRLW debut with Knights in 2021, said.
“I just had to make sure I got in, did my rehab properly and I did that and put all the hard work in. Now finally to be here with the girls has been amazing.
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