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.
11. Panthers: Isaah Yeo
Having largely flown under the radar since his debut in 2014, Isaah Yeo has cemented himself as a mainstay on the Panthers right edge.
The Dubbo Roos junior played his formative years in the centres but has transitioned into a genuine NRL quality back-rower. Putting up impressive numbers of 112 running metres per game, coupled with 31 tackles per game at an efficiency of 92.8%
Yeo has made himself indispensable for Penrith, with the 23-year-old filling in as captain at time throughout 2018 as well as winning the Merv Cartwright Medal as Player of the Year for Penrith.
Another under-rated aspect of Yeo’s play is his defensive capabilities, having often had to increase his workload and cover for the less defensively able James Maloney when defending one in from him on the right edge.
Following the arrival of new coach Ivan Cleary, Yeo will have to prove himself once more and as a result, should take his game to another level in 2019.
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.