With the NRL season well and truly underway, and the competition heating up, it is time to look at who are the three most important players at every club around the competition.
From players who are Origin stars and in form, to others who have missed the mark this year but still hold the keys to their entire team's operation, these are the players your team can simply not perform without.
Penrith Panthers
Nathan Cleary
The greatest halfback in the competition is not only the Panthers most important player, but he is the most important player in the NRL.
Cleary is a class above and the skill and attitude he has makes him so valuable. Nathan provides spark to the Panthers, and his vision of the game is a treat to watch.
Isaah Yeo
One of the most important locks in the game, the way in which Yeo plays rugby league is hard, fast, and full of experience.
Yeo provides incredible defence and an added ball player when the Panthers run plays throughout each game. Yeo has shown real class, and the pedigree is there for all to see.
Dylan Edwards
Edwards might not be the flashiest fullback, or the best attacking one at that, but he is ever consistent and the best defensive fullback in rugby league.
What Dylan Edwards brings to the Panthers is the ability to chime in when needed whether it be through his passing skills or running.
Edwards often comes off the back of a Nathan Cleary pass to set up his centres or wingers for tries and this makes him so vital to the Panthers.
I think that Manly need Luke Brooks more than Turbo.
Certainly Turbo – on his day – can win a game for Manly; but those days are few and far between now. Tom T might better be called TooOftenInjuredBo rather than Turbo, these days.