An unsung hero, every team has got them. They're not flashy and they won't have a massive highlights reel on YouTube for you to watch, but each club can't do without the men listed below.
10. Eels: Tepai Moeroa
Having been at the Eels since the age of 14, Tepai Moeroa has experienced plenty of ups and downs in his young career out West.
Following his debut as an 18-year old against the Warriors in 2014, Moeroa has steadily built up an impressive rugby league CV. Having already notched up 90 appearances for Parramatta, Moeroa has cemented himself as one of Parramatta’s go to edge players. Thanks to his devastating running lines and impeccable tackling technique.
Having had an interrupted 2018 due to receiving a suspension for a shoulder charge, Moeroa appeared 19 times for the Eels. Recording impressive numbers of 33 tackles per game at a 90% efficiency rate, as well as racking up 86.8 running metres per game from the edge. For context, in Matt Gillett’s last full season prior to his long injury lay-off, he averaged 95 metres per game.
Moeroa is also a key member of the Eels entire defensive unit, as he often leads the team’s defensive line speed due to his penchant for flying out of the line and making bone-crunching tackles.
After the collective disappointment of Parramatta's 2018 season, look for Moeroa and his teammates to go into the new season refreshed and reinvigorated following a big pre-season.
Mitch Aubusson might go under the radar with opposition fans but EVERYBODY at the Sydney Roosters know that this bloke is no unsung hero.
Mitch Aubusson has been a tackling machine and a great runner of the ball for a decade or so and we at the Roosters know how vital he is to the team. A Mr Fix it with his utility skills covers 2nd row, Lock, 5/8, centre and hooker.
Has played over 260 NRL games and if he plays one more season after this year injury free then he will be the most capped Roosters of all time Minichelio holds that with 302 games, Aubo is less than 40 away from breaking that.💪🐔👍🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓
It’s true and I think even the commentators have raised this on a regular basis. He’s a solid all-rounder, not an unsung hero.
Unsung hero? I’d be thinking Liu or Toops. Both get picked every week, play big minutes and have a direct impact on results. However, neither get a lot of talk.
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O look it’s woodcrower, posting in the same lingo, with back to back comments……astonishing that someone can claim to have to rival clubs that “hate” each other but then posts stuff like this
Haha woodcrower. Hahahaha. Wooodcrowerback2back lol
Good one penso.
Sorry to disappoint wood but not penso. Only you do multiple logins
Despite common misconceptions, Mitch Aubusson is our least talented player and I wish I had never given him that brown paper bag.