But to do that the club’s brightest stars need to lead the way — and that could force coach Todd Payten into making a some big calls.
The Cowboys have nosedived in the past four seasons. They went from a grand final in 2017 to second last in 2018 - then finished 13th, 14th and back to 15th last year.
Tate, who played 67 of his 229-game career for the Cowboys, wants to see the current playing group put an end to the club’s horror run.
“The last few years have been pretty ordinary,” Tate told foxsports.com.au.
