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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Canberra Raiders

Jamal Fogarty
I don't think I'm speaking out of turn to suggest that Canberra's finals run coincided with the return to the side of Jamal Fogarty.

That sounds obvious given his position of halfback, but even when the Raiders were flying it was reported to be on the back of Wighton, Savage, Whitehead and Tapine.

NRL Trial Match - Sea Eagles v Raiders
GOSFORD, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 25: Jamal Fogarty of the Raiders looks on during the NRL Trial Match between the Manly Sea Eagles and the Canberra Raiders at Central Coast Stadium on February 25, 2022 in Gosford, Australia. (Photo by Ashley Feder/Getty Images)

Fogarty was one of the form halfbacks in the back-end of the season. You ask a casual viewer of the game though, and they may not even be able to pick him out.

If Fogarty had started the season then Canberra would not have been relying on Brisbane to capitulate late on. This despite the lack of attention he receives.

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1 COMMENT

  1. I don’t see Sione Katoa as Cronulla’s “Mr Invisible”.
    I’d reckon Cam McInnes – 900 tackles over the season – takes the biscuit.

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