The North Queensland Cowboys have announced the contract extensions of forwards Mitch Dunn, Francis Molo and Emry Pere.

Dunn and Pere have both signed two-year deals which will seem them at the club until the end of 2022, while Molo has signed just a one-year deal for the 2021 season.

โ€œItโ€™s a great day for the club to have three young players commit for next season and beyond. I think most people can see weโ€™ve been planning for the future in recent times and all three of these players are going to play a considerable part in our future,โ€ Cowboys Director of Football Peter Parr said on the club website.

โ€œMitch Dunn has been with our club for a number of years. He came through our pathways program, captained our under 20s and is now an important part of our NRL squad. Heโ€™s had different interruptions through injury, but weโ€™re really confident once heโ€™s able to string some games together he will have a long and successful NRL career.

โ€œFrank is a little older, but heโ€™s still young in terms of games played. In a challenging time for our club, particularly over the past four or five weeks, Frank has been a bright spark and he is a player who will only continue to improve.

โ€œEmry has also come through our development programs and has learnt over the past 12 months what is required to become an NRL player. Heโ€™s closing in on an NRL debut and we have no doubt once he reaches that level heโ€™ll stay there.โ€