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.
16. Wests Tigers: Alex Twal
Having switched Parramatta for Concord mid-way through 2017, Alex Twal has gone onto cement himself as a vital cog in the Tigers forward rotation.
Tall, strong and surprisingly mobile for a man of his size, Twal had a breakout season in 2018. Featuring 21 times with all but one of those coming off the bench.
Twal’s output makes for impressive reading, clocking up an average of 94 running metres per game from 7.9 hit ups, and also making 27 tackles per game at an efficiency of 95.3%, the highest efficiency of any player in the NRL.
The Parramatta junior is still a baby in front-row terms at 22, with plenty of good years to mature physically and mentally as well as learn more about his game in the coming seasons.
With the arrival of noted harsh taskmaster Michael Maguire at the helm of the Tigers, Twal is set to go into 2019 in the best shape of his life following one of Madge’s trademark pre-seasons from hell.
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.