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| Stanton Albert (from left), Wellington Albert, Ase Boas and Watson Boas after training on Tuesday this week. Picture by SIMON KESLEP |
IT’S an advantage for the SP Hunters to have two sets of siblings on their team, both in key positions on the field.
The Albert brothers vice-captain Wellington and Stanton will be in the front-row, while in the halves will be the Boas brothers Watson and skipper Ase for this Sunday’s Intrust Super Cup (ISC) Grand Final against the Sunshine Coast Falcons at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium.
If anything, having them out there together it just makes coach Michael Marum’s job easier.
With a simple game plan that has been the basis of the great form so far, the family connection actually narrows downs his instructions.
Instinctively the brothers will relate to each other as they will be their own worst critics if things don’t go as planned.
For the Albert brothers, they have virtually grabbed the number eight and 10 jerseys when the opportunity arose in their debut season together.
The double team act brought with them a bit of their Penrith Panthers culture have played a major part in the Hunters spine this season.
There’s no hard and fast rule as the duo know they will have the backs to the wall against a bigger Falcons outfit.
They are not big in size but they do make up for it with their heart as they prepare to grind away at every inch on Sunday.
Just so their stylish backs can look good as usual.
“I’m expecting a big game from them (Wellington and Stanton) as they set the pace going forward.
“They opening up the options for the Boas brothers and the number 9 (Wartovo Puara Jr) and if they run the right lines Bland (Abavu) and Stargroth (Amean) get to finish things off,” Marum said.
Ase chimed in to say that younger brother and half-back Watson is always there to calm the situation down when things aren’t going right.
“We have been playing together for a long time now since club football.
“We motivate and challenge each other at the same time.
“When I’m out of options I look to him to try something…it just comes naturally,” Ase said.
The band of four have been an important cog in the Hunters machinery this season and after three frustrating seasons they have a chance to rid themselves of that monkey of their backs and get themselves into the record books come Sunday evening.
Let the HUNT begin !
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