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ON Friday night, Greg Inglis will show why he is one of the greatest signings of the modern era, as Souths, with his influence re-emerge as a serious title favourite.
In 2013, with Greg Inglis brutalising defences, South Sydney have proved a monster of a football team. A team with great confidence, a decisive game plan, a relentless desire and a sense of destiny.
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But in the last month without their champion, they have looked vulnerable, indecisive, with a sliding self-belief.
Against the Melbourne Storm last Friday night the Rabbits competed hard, but it was the Storm's mistake-ridden performance rather than Souths themselves, which kept them in it.
The Bunnies' attack lacked penetration and was far too sideways with the Melbourne defence simply shuffling them towards the touchline.
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Only young Luke Keary really went directly into the defence of Melbourne and showed what a future he has.
But on Friday night Inglis returns and so will the real Souths Sydney.
Here's why he makes such a difference to every aspect of their game.
No player has ever returned the football from kicks with such size, speed and power.
From the moment Inglis returns that football Souths immediately find themselves tearing up field, picking up more and more momentum as the set goes along.
With Inglis' dynamic kick returns and lightning quick play-the-balls South Sydney simply play a momentum-based game, using Isaac Luke as the focal point of their attack, jumping out of dummy-half, torturing retreating defenders and putting his monster forwards into gaps.
Throw in Johnny Sutton and Adam Reynolds looking for a contribution and it's clear this is an attack that doesn't need to look to the edges of the field to generate a serious threat.
Over the past month, without Greg's punch on early tackles, Luke hasn't been able to quite get out of dummy-half as easily, opposition defences aren't reeling backwards and so as a consequence, in an attempt to create, the ball is pushed sideways and suddenly everything looks like hard work. Because it is.
Apart from his ability to create something out of nothing, this is the beauty of Greg Inglis: he generates guaranteed go-forward and allows his team to play simple football.
But Souths aren't the only ones with something to prove.
How far have Manly come in the past few months?
Yes, they have been in great touch, but let's not forget what happened in late April, the last time these two teams met.
At home at Brookvale Oval, Manly simply couldn't contain the size and power of the Rabbitohs, with the final scoreline of 20-12 to Souths not really a true indication of the red and green dominance.
These two title contenders have contrasting styles.
Manly's speed, skill and footwork through the middle has the propensity to cause Souths just as many problems, as the Bunnies' size will worry the Sea Eagles.
Manly are a beautifully balanced side. On the left, Kieran Foran's direct ball-playing looks to place Justin Horo into holes, while on the right, Daly Cherry-Evans and Glenn Stewart provide the creativity, Brett Stewart the speed, Jamie Lyon the class.
But Anthony Watmough is a huge loss. Watmough is exactly the type of player who causes the giant Souths forwards headaches.
Without Watmough's speed and footwork zipping through the middle, I'm not sure if Manly can generate enough momentum to blow apart the big Souths pack.
Friday night is a great test of both sides' true premiership credentials.
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