Pressure on for Thompson at NQ No one was prouder than Ray Thompson when the North Queensland Cowboys unveiled their 2015 NRL jersey designs on Friday. But PNG international Thompson would be forgiven for not knowing when he would wear one next season - or what number it would boast. As part of North Queensland's launch of a range of new designs in Townsville, Thompson donned a one-off Defence Force jersey for next year's Anzac Day match - one that will take on extra significance for the utility. "My old man has been in the army for 24 years now," Thompson said. We hold Anzac Day quite close to our hearts so to be able to present this jersey to the public and hopefully get a chance to wear it on game day is great. But it remains to be seen when Thompson will run out for the Cowboys thanks to the arrival of Broncos rake Jake Granville and imminent return from injury of Cameron King. Thompson came off the bench to create a devastating combination with hooker Rory Kostjasyn this season before the Cowboys bowed out in a controversial semi-final loss to Sydney Roosters. The pair appeared to finally solve a hooker problem that had plagued North Queensland since Aaron Payne's 2012 retirement. James Segeyaro left for Penrith before Robert Lui, Anthony Mitchell and King (knee injury) all tried and failed to hold down the No.9 jersey. But the signing of Granville - who stood beside Thompson at the jersey launch - and King's return has only compounded what will be a welcome headache for Cowboys coach Paul Green. "We have an abundance of hookers there, and adjustables, as we call them, as halves," Thompson said. It's going to be a tough task. But I don't think I have had a pre-season that has been easy for me. But after being shuffled from pivot to starting hooker at the Cowboys, Thompson believed he had finally found his niche. "Hooker is where I want to be," he said. But at the end of the day I have that string where I can go into the halves and Greeny likes that. But competition for spots is not Thompson's focus after the Cowboys suffered yet another dramatic finals exit. "There is a fire in the belly the way that we exited the last couple of years," said Thompson, who is off contract at the end of 2015. That's probably the main motivation.