Penrith has a new Brandy in town, and much like Greg Alexander he's ready to help take the Panthers into a second straight grand final.
Among all the interviews at Penrith in the lead up to Sunday's preliminary final against Brisbane, eyebrows were raised when teammates began to refer to Alamoti as "Brandy".
The winger is not named after the Penrith great, and while he knows of of the American singer the nickname isn't because he's some kind of mega fan.
"When I was a toddler, I was just really sick," Alamoti explained.
"No one really knew what was wrong with me or anything ... So one of my cousins gave me a shot of brandy, the alcohol.
"And all of a sudden, I just came good ... I've never had it since and probably won't ... but my family's just always called me Brandy.
"Greg Alexander is one of the greats of the club and greats of the game too. So it's pretty special."
Much like one of the greatest ever Panthers in Alexander, Alamoti is proving himself as a big-game player.
Recalled for the finals after a mid-season axing, Alamoti had one of the best games of his career in last Sunday's 46-26 win over Canterbury.
Playing every bit like his wing partner Brian To'o, Alamoti scored three tries, had five line breaks, bust through 15 tackles and chalked up 227 metres for the day.
Perhaps the only game to match that for the flyer is last year's grand-final win over Melbourne, where he was a complete package.
Alamoti makes no secret of the fact he has modelled his game off To'o, with the pair of pocket rockets each weighing just under 100kg.
"I've always looked at him as a role model," Alamoti said.
"Bizza himself changed the game.
"He's run for like 200 metres pretty much every week for the last five years ... he pretty much epitomises the wing position in our day and age."
The persistent question around Alamoti and To'o remains that they are the shortest wing pairing in the NRL, with both giving up height to their Broncos rivals on Sunday.
Penrith combated that last season by not contesting high kicks when short of the tryline, but such attacking plays have become more precise this year.
"Teams have tall wingers," Alamoti said.
"Melbourne, for instance, probably two of the biggest wingers in the competition, just high, good in the air too.
"But me and Biz, we back ourselves no matter what happens. You don't go into a game wanting to lose any battle, any one-on-one battle.
"A lot of planning goes into it during the week ... but whatever's the best outcome, whatever we feel, we just trust our instincts perfectly.
"Everything happens so quick, so whether or not I get up in the air, let him catch it, or just let the ball bounce, that's just what we feel like in the moment."
