Trainer Johnstone heads north
July 09, 2008 RENOWNED fitness trainer Billy Johnstone will return to NRL club North Queensland after knocking back offers from English Premier League soccer clubs.
The Gold Coast Titans confirmed they would release Johnstone from the final year of his contract with the club.
He will remain with the Titans for the rest of the season before linking with the Cowboys, where he will be reunited with Neil Henry.
Johnstone was head trainer during the Cowboys' push to the 2005 NRL grand final when Henry was an assistant to North Queensland coach Graham Murray.
Current Canberra mentor Henry takes over the Cowboys head coach job next season.
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