A guy to watch out for is Nathan Ross for the Newcastle Knights.
He is a 26 year old who got drafted from the Newcastle local comp into the NSW cup squad last year.
He only played half the season but topped the NSW cup in tackle breaks and scored at over a try a game.
In one game against Manly he made 16 tackle breaks, scored 4 tries and destroyed his opposite number, Clinton Gutherson, who is seen as a future star.
Anyway, he was given a second tier contract for this year and has quit his job as a coal miner and has been training hard since pretty much the day last season ended. He has put on 8kg and is now the strongest player at the Knights and second fastest behind Mamo and ahead of Uate. He sees the 9s as his chance to make a name for himself against big name players and has trained his booty off. His game is ideal for 9s. He is a smallish fullback with massive upper body strength that means he breaks the first tackle nearly every time, and once he makes a break, he has plenty of pace and loves to score a try.
