In the Spotlight - NRL 2016 Round 4

In the immortal words of one R. Rude; g'day trendsetters!

My sincerest welcome to you all for your weekly dose of In The Spotlight action and have I got a riveting tale for you!*

*No.

Round three had it all; the premiers ruthlessly asserting their authority over a busted, bruised clutch of chooks (had to Google that and decided to go with the name that described a group of baby chickens because the Roosters are such an inexperienced side…I know, cleveeeeeeer!), a team slotting home a late field goal to beat last year's runners-up and a bloke attempting a field goal for reasons known only to him.

By golly miss molly, you folks are in for a treat in the coming days…not only do you get to read my article, but the Cowboys and Broncos are also going head-to-head at Suncorp in what shapes as a tantalisingly tasty grand final rematch! Who will rise and who will fall this weekend? Read on, and I will reveal all.

Te Maire Martin

Howdy there youngblood, and welcome to the toughest arena you will ever know-and I'm not even talking about WIN Stadium. What an absolute blinder this kid produced last week at home against the wild horses, scoring a try and booting home the match-winning field goal in the dying minutes. This Sunday, Te Maire takes on a St George Illawarra outfit buoyed by an epic defeat of the Rabbitohs in a Louis Litt-inspired SCG mudbath last week. It's another test of his mettle… let's see what he comes up with.

Jarrod Mullen

I thought they'd done it. I thought the poor old Newcastle Knights had cracked it for a win in 2016 as they came hurtling back from a 16-point deficit against the Raiders. Alas, there are no guarantees in this great game of ours. The Green Machine scored late to send it to golden point before both sides engaged in a one-pointer shoot-out that closely resembled a far-sighted eunuch making love to a doorknob. Mullo had a cracking game, but will want to be even better as the Novocastrians face the uber-tricky task of taking on a desperate Warriors side on their home patch. That's correct, I just used the word ‘uber' in a non-taxi-related fashion. I'm incredibly metropolitan.

Get into em, JM.

See you round like a racetrack.