League icon Phil Gould believes Panthers lock Isaah Yeo needs to be the following Kangaroos captain forward of the Pacific Championships.
Yeo has been an integral determine in Penrith’s three consecutive premierships together with representing NSW and Australia alongside the best way.
Gould believes Yeo needs to be bestowed with the best title, and substitute James Tedesco as Kangaroos skipper.
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“He needs to be participant of the 12 months, he needs to be Australian captain,” he stated on Huge World of Sports activities’ Six Tackles with Gus.
“I feel he is my tip for the Clive Churchill Medal to be sincere.
“I feel he is been the perfect participant within the competitors from right here to the moon.
“I do not suppose there’s any comparability to his physique of labor from any participant, from any membership, from any place.
“The playmakers get all of the plaudits … however for a sheer physique of labor, productive to his workforce, week in, week out, 80 minutes per week.
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“He even performed through the Origin interval when his teammates stood down from video games, such was his management and want to maintain the momentum for his workforce.
“Exit and ask any of the Panthers gamers who’s been the perfect participant of their workforce this 12 months … I wager they are saying Isaah Yeo.”
Regardless of his expertise, Yeo is not the favorite for the Clive Churchill Medal come grand remaining.
The 2 playmakers, Nathan Cleary and Jahrome Hughes, are the 2 almost definitely winners.
Gould would not imagine that is proper.
“As a result of that is who individuals decide… watch the sport. His physique of labor every year is unsurpassed,” he stated of Yeo.