As a young kid growing up playing footy with the mates, it was all about Benji Marshall. More specifically, it was about that step.
Everyone had their own version. We all tried to do it. In the backyard or down at the local park. Whenever someone produced a footy and there was a game on, out came the Benji step.
That was the influence he had. There wasn't a kid I knew back then who didn't love watching Benji play.
Almost two decades on, nothing much has changed. I still love watching him.
He's one of those generational players. The electric acceleration he had back in those early years may not be as pronounced now but he is as fast as ever where it matters most - between the ears.
It would be unbelievable if Benji gets another premiership ring on Sunday night with the Rabbitohs, 16 years after his first one with the Tigers.
His longevity in the game is a credit to himself and how well he has looked after his body and it was great to hear him this week say he may well go around again next season irrespective of Sunday's result against the Panthers.
I don't think he is done. He is not off the pace at all and if he is mentally and physically feeling okay, who cares how old he is. It's great to see that the fire is still in the belly and his hunger is still there.
As for whether Souths can give him his second premiership title, I think they can.
The Bunnies are fresh, confident and in-form and provided their defence holds up, they'll have enough points in them to win. The way they demolished Manly last weekend was very impressive. Their halves pulled the strings but I thought Cam Murray and Damien Cook were hugely influential.
You've got to hand it to Penrith though. I didn't expect them to get past Melbourne last weekend. I thought the Storm would wear them down with their relentless style and go into the decider a clear favourite to go back-to-back.
But the 80 minutes they produced was very un-Melbourne like and as coach Craig Bellamy said afterwards, they probably got what they deserved. Their execution, normally their strong point, deserted them at a fatal cost.
The thing that concerns me most about the Panthers is the heavy toll three really tough finals games has had on them physically. Nathan [Cleary] is battling that shoulder problem, James Fisher-Harris is carrying a knee and Brian To'o has an ankle issue that's hampering him. They are three of their most influential players.
If Penrith are to get across the line, it will be someone like Isaah Yeo who inspires them. He's the guy who takes all the pressure off the Panthers halves and he was enormous against the Storm.
I'm tipping Souths. I just hope the players decide the outcome and the best team on the night wins it.
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