Every NRL side needs superstars. Players who routinely take the game by the scruff of the neck and guide their side home.

We're inundated with reports and social media posts about how good the likes of Nathan Cleary, James Tedesco and Harry Grant are.

Almost as important though are those players who do their job week-in and week-out, whether or not they attract the plaudits said job deserves.

Today is a chance to celebrate those players. The players, I believe to be, underrated by the majority of fans.

Let us know below who you believe is the most underrated player in your side:

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North Queensland Cowboys

Peta Hiku
If this list was written 12 months ago, pretty much the entire Cowboys side could have been considered underrated. Now, not so much.

That said, one player who just doesn't attract anywhere near the attention he should comes in the form of Peta Hiku.

NRL Trial Match - Cowboys v Broncos
MACKAY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 26: Peta Hiku of the Cowboys catches the ball during the NRL Trial match between the North Queensland Cowboys and the Brisbane Broncos at BB Print Stadium on February 26, 2022 in Mackay, Australia. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)

Take this example; the Cowboys semi-final win over the Sharks. All everyone was talking about were the spine players and Taumalolo. Meanwhile, Hiku ran for a game high 314 metres and tore the Sharks to shreds.

I scrunched my nose at the signing of Hiku. He fed me serving after serving of piping hot crow and now sits as one of the game's most underrated centres.

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