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Look no further for the Johnathan Thurston tribute to beat them all. These are the thoughts of coaches and JT's fellow players, as they shared them right here with us on PlayersVoice.

'He has put his body in places where it just shouldn't go.' Kevvie Walters was Johnathan Thurston's last Origin coach. One act of JT bravery still stuns him to this day.

'This is what a lot of people don't realise ...' It is the most celebrated moment of Johnathan Thurston's career. But, as Paul Green writes, we only knew half the story.

A beat-up Mitsubishi Magna. A suburban footy field. A kid who’d played most of his footy bare foot. This is the story of how the greatest partnership in modern rugby league started.

Steve Price mentored a young Johnathan Thurston at the Bulldogs. Price was ruled out of the 2004 grand final due to injury. That opened a spot for JT – and he responded with one of the most beautiful acts rugby league has witnessed

Alex Johnston has no complaints when things get tough in the NRL. Not since seeing his old high school teammate in a hospital bed, unable to move, and the inspirational moments that followed.

When Brisbane Broncos star Jharal Yow Yeh suffered his career-ending ankle injury aged just 22, he became a 'different, weird, depressed person'. This is why his future is now a whole lot brighter.

Paul McGregor has learned a lot about himself since his Mum passed away. He thought he was handling the grief and his Dragons coaching job well. He wasn't.

Wally Lewis had a seizure while playing at Lang Park. He had another live on TV while reading the news. He eventually had surgery that removed a part of his brain, fixing his problem but presenting a new one.

Wally Lewis played his greatest footy at the spiritual home of Queensland rugby league. But he also had his scariest onfield moment.