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.
13. Dragons: Cameron McInnes
Having joined the Dragons from the Rabbitohs prior to the 2017 season, Cameron McInnes hasn't looked back since shifting to Wollongong.
McInness is vital to the Dragons style of play, regularly playing 80 minutes and putting in equally impressive shifts in attack and defence.
Having duelled with former Souths teammate Damien Cook for the NSW Origin number 9 jersey for much of the early part of the season, this healthy competition allowed McInness to take his game to another level.
In 2018 McInnes put up one of the best seasons by a hooker in recent memory, recording some extraordinary numbers. In his 26 appearances, he was 2nd in the NRL for receipts, laid on 9 try-assists (1st in the NRL for hookers), a 93.5% tackle efficiency (9th in the NRL) and 60.8 running metres per game (2nd in the NRL for hookers).
If it weren't for Damien Cook having the season of his life, McInnes should've seen himself earn an NSW and potentially Kangaroos jumper.
It may seem a bit of a stretch to Call McInnes an 'unsung' hero as he gets his fair share of plaudits, but the reason I've listed him as such because I'm not quite sure that people appreciate just how good he is.
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.