We wont win a premiership this year without him. Front rowers are'nt there to look pretty and run length of the field tries, they are there to do the sh*t, and whilst blokes like Fui are looking sensational running onto the ball, Nathan is covering him in defence when he is shot or goes for the big hit and misfires. The other thing you you have missed old mate is the respect Nathan carries within our club and the esteem our players hold him in, and if you do not believe what I am saying, have a look at the semi against Canterbury last year when he did his hamy and had to come off, our blokes went up a few cogs to win it for him, and plenty of players said that after the game. Have a look where we were at in the Grand Final when Nathan came on, the players as one lifted with his presence on the field, as not only was it his dream to win that game, but the balls he showed to get on that ground is down in our clubs history. Nathan Cayless will go down in the record books of this club as truely one of our greatest front rowers, he may not be everyones cup of tea, but he has put his body on the line week in week out for years, and he will be our longest serving captain, and I believe coming up on the game record of the great Bob O'Reilly. He has played in three World Cups, two I believe as captain, one as a winning captain, and how many semi finals and grand finals has he lead us out, Nathan may not be the prettiest front rower in the comp, but I would have him any day, as the pretty boys go missing when you go to war. Have a think old mate, put yourself in a defensive line trying to pin the other team in their half for 6, more than likely they have come up the middle and you have been in 3 or 4 of those tackles, they kick and you have to get yourself back to where our ball carrier gets belted, and away you go this time on the receiving end?? Put yourself in Nathans position, work out how many games he has played, how many years, how many times he has been severely beaten around the face and body....and then mate give yourself an uppercut.
Old mate stop watching the pretty boys, and watch the blokes who scrap and brawl to give the pretty boys the field position they need to weave their magic.
The only thing you can bag Nathan Cayless for is he has a hamstring?? Front rowers and hamstrings...what next??