Wooden vows to make return

CHAMPION country prop Grant Wooden has seized on a classic line from The Terminator in declaring he’ll be back to lead Brothers’ charge into the Group Nine finals.Amid wild speculation about his playing future in Wagga, Wooden yesterday revealed he will commute weekly from the central coast to play for the Brethren for the next month at least.“I’ll be coming down there to finish my commitments,” Wooden said yesterday.“I want do the right thing by the club because they did the right thing by me.“I’ll be definitely finishing off the year.”Currently living with his family near Gosford, Wooden has not played for Brothers for five weeks due to his obligations to the NSW Country team.The long break from the Wagga club, and relocation to the central coast, has raised widespread concern he would not be returning.Wooden, however, is adamant there was never any doubt about his loyalty to Brothers.“I’ll be flying down every Saturday and having a ball-work session in the afternoon,” he said.“I want to finish the job off.”Fresh from playing a huge role in NSW Country’s failed bid to win the recent Tri-Series involving NSW Rugby League and Queensland Country, Wooden said he had kept abreast of Brothers’ efforts in the past month.“I’ve heard the boys are going all right, but have been a bit hot and cold,” he said.“I also know there’s been a few senior players out of the team.“Hopefully we can get back to our best form between now and the finals.”The timing of Wooden’s comeback for the Brethren could not be any more critical as the team will play Young at Harris Park on Sunday.Brothers and Young are fifth and sixth respectively on the Group Nine ladder and are fighting to stay in contention for the finals starting on August 30.In the running to be awarded the Country Player of the Year award, Wooden yesterday confirmed he would be lost to Group Nine in 2009.“I’ll be playing in the Newcastle competition, but haven’t finalised a club yet,” he said.“I’ll think about that when the season’s over.”