When your team is in trouble and you need someone to come up with a crucial play, who's going to make the big play? Here's the X-factor player at every NRL club, the player that has the talent and the ability to pull something special off for their team.

9. North Queensland Cowboys - Jason Taumalolo

There's no forward that has an impact on their team in the game than Taumalolo does for the Cowboys. The Tongan lock has already played 162 games, scoring 31 tries in nine seasons with the club, and he's still only 25 years of age. He is one of the hardest players to tackle in the game, with his strong physique and bulldozing running style making him incredibly hard to stop, coming in second in post-contact metres in 2018 with 1744 metres.

CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 29: Jason Taumalolo of Tonga looks on during the 2017 Rugby League World Cup match between Scotland and Tonga at Barlow Park on October 29, 2017 in Cairns, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

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      • “Geez I love it when ppl write us off before the season starts”

        There is a good reason people write them off every year, the Raiders haven’t even been in a grand final in 25 years. This year will be no different and honestly I dont think they will ever win another 1 at this rate.

        1 finals appearance in 10 years, that’s why people write them off

  1. Does anyone else find all these ad’s and stories annoying when scrolling down to the comments section. This site has gone to the 💩 over the last 6-12 months. And these stupid ladbroke punting ad’s to continue reading are doing my head in too 👎🏻

  2. I would say the Roosters V factor is Tedesco, Tupou, Mitchell, Manu, Morris, Keary, Cronk, and if I left out Hall it is only because he won’t be peeking until 2 or 3 weeks out fron the semis. >😂😆🤣😁😂😆🤣😁💪🎱👉——-🐔🏆🐔🏆

    • So you’re saying none of the chickens have the X factor? They’re caught two letters short of X , on the letter V?
      Maybe a few of them will have the ACL factor? After getting their boots stuck in the SCG turf in quite a few games .
      Those ACL factors are a real bugger.

      • X factor = V factor, that’s V for Victory❗❕❗❕❗❕ Tell you the truth COTGDR I pressed the wrong button by two spots. With 98year old eye balls when I spotted the V it looked like the top of an X💪👴👍