News reports and social media feeds are dominated by the superstars of our game. The Cam Smiths, the Johnathan Thurstons and the Billy Slaters rightfully find their name in lights on the back of match-winning efforts.
For every superstar though, there are a group of players who lay the foundation and for whatever reason often come across as underappreciated. Certainly underrated.
Below are 10 such names. Players who always turn up, play well, but don't hog the headlines. They are all current-day players who have been underrated over the past three-or-so seasons.
Jason Nightingale
The Dragons winger has seemingly been around forever. He's scored over 100 times from almost 250 games.
He has a stack (33) Kiwi jumpers and has arguably been their best winger prior to the emergence of Jordan Rapana. Nightingale has won battles against some of the game's greatest wingers but seems to always be forgotten.
At 31 years of age, he will likely bring up 300 NRL games in 2019 or 2020. The ultimate professional and club man.
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