During his NRL career he has frequently been cited as rugby league's best player and arguably the greatest player to ever play the game
Thurston is an Australian international, Queensland State of Origin and Indigenous All Stars representative halfback, five-eighth and goal-kicker
In 2015 he became the first ever four-time Dally M Medallist for the NRL season's best player, and later that year became the first ever three-time winner of the Golden Boot Award for the World's best player
Thurston started his career at the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2002, where he won the 2004 NRL premiership, before moving to the North Queensland Cowboys in 2005, playing in that year's grand final
In that year, he made his debut for Queensland, before making his Australian debut in 2006
He was the 2008 Wally Lewis medalist for State of Origin player of the series
Also in 2008, he was named as halfback of the Australian Aboriginal team of the century
Thurston was the only player to play in all 24 games of Queensland's eight-year State of Origin winning streak from 2006, having played 33 consecutive Origin matches to date since his debut in 2005
Thurston broke the record for most points in State of Origin history during the 2015 State of Origin Series
Also in 2015, Thurston captained the North Queensland Cowboys to their inaugural NRL Premiership
He was also the 2015 Clive Churchill Medallist for Grand Final man of the match
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