Suppose we can say he’s the number one form fullback.
“If Kalyn Ponga is worth $1.2m plus on the open market, that surely makes the man he lines up against on Friday night the NRL’s best-value fullback.
Cronulla’s Will Kennedy signed a contract extension last year believed to be worth $400,000 a season.
The 24-year-old is giving the Sharks serious bang for their buck after a tremendous start to the season.
He now leads a crack field of No.1s in the category of most direct try involvements.
In three games, Kennedy has six – a try, two assists and three secondary assists.
Next best is Melbourne’s Ryan Papenhuyzen with five from two tries, two assists and one secondary assist.
Clint Gutherson and Tyrell Sloan each have four, while James Tedesco and Tom Trbojevic are back in the field with a try and an assist each.
Latrell Mitchell has one try and two assists in two games.
The one knock on Kennedy has been his defence. Under Craig Fitzgibbon that looks to be on the improve after he produced a sensational try-saver on Ben Hunt in the win over the Dragons.”
James Tedesco $1.1m
Tom Trbojevic $1.1m
Kalyn Ponga $1m
Latrell Mitchell $875k
Clint Gutherson $800k
Will Kennedy $400,000