North Queensland fullback Michael Morgan sticking with kamikaze-style kick returns

COWBOYS fullback Michael Morgan has vowed he won't be changing his kamikaze-style kick returns after wowing teammates with his fearless approach to his new role.

COWBOYS sensation Michael Morgan has vowed he won't be changing his kamikaze-style kick returns after wowing teammates with his fearless approach to playing fulback for North Queensland.

Cowboys players have raved about Morgan, who sprinted back from kick-returns with the physically confronting style reminiscent of Karmichael Hunt when the now AFL star was fullback with the Broncos.

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And Morgan has vowed he won't be changing his approach when he takes on Hunt's former team in the Queensland derby against Brisbane on Firday night.

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Morgan set up a try and ran for 100m in the Cowboys' victory over the Raiders last weekend, and said his running-style was more foolishness than bravery.

But he was determined to keep cracking the magical 30m mark that a fullback hangs their hat on.

"I accidentally ran into Josh Papalii once, that was stupid," Morgan said.

"That was just silly. I don't think I will do that again.

"I wanted to get the ball back to the 30m mark and give the best possible start to the set for the team.

"I want to make as many metres as I can for them."

News_Image_File: North Queensland fullback Michael Morgan. Picture: Zak Simmonds

Morgan's confidence in his first game at fullback drew awe from his team mates.

"He returned the kicks at 120 miles per hour and showed no fear," winger Antonio Winterstein said.

Morgan needed to be convinced he was right for fullback after first choice custodian Lachlan Coote suffered a season-ending ACL injury during the NRL Nines.

He decided against watching tapes of the game's No.1 greats so he could find his own method.

So far it is working.

"Greeny spoke to me before Christmas and he said he saw me as an option there and unfortunately for Cootey, he had an injury," he said.

"Then in New Zealand he asked me to think about it and I began training.

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"I had never played there before.

"There's a few things defensively I need to work on.

"I found it fun, that helps a lot. I play better when I am enjoying it."

When Morgan was hunting advice on how to be a custodian, he reached out to the Cowboys legend he replaced - Matt Bowen.

"I spoke to Mango on Twitter and he just said 'Bring an extra set of lungs'," Morgan revealed.

However, the five-eighth who had never played fullback until last week, performed as if he had a master-class from ex-Bronco and cross-code king Hunt.

Hunt's lack of self-preservation saw him regularly feature in highlight clips for big hits and he was once knocked out cold by Frank Pritchard's shoulder.

Morgan is sure to face a bomb raid from the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium tomorrow night, but the same tactic backfired for the Raiders last week.