Five-eighth
Profile Bio
- Rep. Honour:
- QLD Country Under-17s (2023), and QLD Under-18s Emerging squad (2024), QLD under-19s Emerging squad (2025)
- BirthPlace:
- Wollongong, NSW
- Club:
- North Queensland Cowboys (2025)
- Biography:
Born in Wollongong in NSW, Herdegen joins the Bears on a one-year development deal after coming through the Queensland pathways system.
He captained the QLD Country under-17s side in 2023 and was later selected into the Queensland under-18s Emerging squad in 2024 and the under-19s Emerging squad in 2025.
The 20-year-old represented the Dolphins' junior programs through Norths Devils, Wynnum Manly Seagulls and the Sunshine Coast Falcons, before signing a development contract with the North Queensland Cowboys in 2025.
A goal-kicking five-eighth, Herdegen has made 34 appearances for the Northern Pride in the Hostplus Cup across the past two seasons, finishing as the club's top point-scorer this year with 114 points.
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