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6 hours ago | Rhys Sullivan
Brisbane's Darren Lockyer may be the best rugby league fullback in the world but for sheer excitement few players can match Penrith flash Rhys Wesser.
Lockyer is an automatic choice in polls for the NRL's number one fullback.
But if the question was to nominate the game's most exciting attacking player, Wesser, described by his coach John Lang as a try-scoring phenomenon, would poll highly.
Their clash in Sunday's qualifying final at Penrith Park where the attendance record will tumble yet again, will be something special for fans to savour.
Their brilliant attack from the backline will be every bit as crucial to the outcome as the battle of the big men who'll smash each other at every opportunity up front.
Lockyer - 178cm and 86kg - is a gifted athlete, a magnificently balanced runner with exceptional hands and great vision, many say the all-round classic fullback package.
Wesser - 174cm and 85kg - is slightly more compact, blessed with electrifying foot speed and an unpredictability that makes him such an excitement machine.
Wesser's size more than any lack of skill, probably cost him a call-up to Queensland's Origin series this year despite his proven ability to score tries.
He handled the disappointment the best way possible, continuing to pile on tries for the Panthers, 24 of them from 23 games, as Penrith stormed to the club's second minor premiership - the other was in 1991.
Tennis great Rod Laver lays claim to being the original "Rockhampton Rocket".
But Wesser has taken up his mantle on the football field, winning over fans, and not just Panthers' supporters.
His chief weapon is his incredible acceleration, he's the fastest Panther ever over 40 metres in a blistering 4.59 seconds.
Blink and he's gone.
Lockyer is more classical, at times poetry in motion.
An ankle injury, which plagued him through the Origin series, seems to have dulled his speed a touch and also affected his zip off the mark.
But even so, when he has the ball in his hands fans move to the edge of their seats and rival coaches begin to sweat.
The two great fullbacks will again have the fans and coaches on the edge of their seats for 80 minutes on Sunday afternoon.
As the fans say - bring it on.