Hudson Young's been practising his grubbers all week he says with a cheeky grin.
It would probably draw a wry smile from his NSW Blues teammate Tyson Frizell - given both he and Newcastle have been on the wrong end of a couple in the past.
Young's hoping to recapture that form that launched him onto the State of Origin stage in the first place. The match-winning, grubber-to-himself tries. The athleticism. The brutal power.