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The reason he scored the try was because nobody thought he would run. A match winning play in a big game doesn't mean the player won it on his own. If he was good enough to do that he would've had a better overall career. You're letting the narrative get in the way of the big picture.
Did you see Paul Osborne star in the '94 grand final after being plucked out of reserve grade? It's another case of a ring in being underestimated and having some luck on the big day.
In the case of Pearce he had a long Origin career against the best rep spine in the history of the game. Hodgkinson's arsey moment just adds to a narrative that ignores most of reality.
and forgot to mention his sidekick Josh Reynolds that terrorised Thurston that series
great narrative right there