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.

4. Sharks: Jayden Brailey

A local junior who lives and breathes Cronulla, Jayden Brailey is one of the finest hooking prospects in the competition.

Following in the big footsteps of premiership winner Michael Ennis, the Sharks haven’t missed a beat since the great man’s retirement, and it’s a testament to Brailey that the Sharks have been able to maintain a high level of performance since Ennis hung up the boots.

The local Aquinas Colts junior has also proved himself to be no pushover, having already bounced back from a nasty broken jaw and ear surgery to return to his high standards of performance that he set pre-injury.

Tipped by many as a Sharks captain in waiting, Brailey pulls his load in the team, averaging 30 tackles per game at an impressive efficiency of 92.2%, as well as being ranked 7th in the competition for total receipts last season.

With another NRL pre-season under his belt and the opportunity to put some more size onto his frame, look for Brailey to push for representative honours in the next few years.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 15: Jayden Brailey of the Sharks looks on during the round two NRL match between the Cronulla Sharks and the St George Illawarra Dragons at Southern Cross Group Stadium on March 15, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

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  1. 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.💪🐔👍🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓

  2. 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

  3. Despite common misconceptions, Mitch Aubusson is our least talented player and I wish I had never given him that brown paper bag.

  7. 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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