Raiders debutant grew up in small town, Monto, far from Las Vegas, with close-knit community support.
The bright lights of Las Vegas are a long way from the small Queensland country town of Monto where Raiders debutant Owen Pattie grew up.
Just under 12,000km to be exact.
There's no doubt when the 21-year-old runs out for the Raiders in his NRL debut on Sunday the 1,100 population of Monto will be glued to their TV screens.
Speaking to www.raiders.com.au prior to re-signing until the end of the 2028 season last week, Pattie spoke about what it would mean to one day make his NRL debut with the Raiders.
Little did he think it would be just a week later.
"Ever since I can...