Mal Meninga wasn't "pretty enough" to play too big a role, but he was just glad to be part of the Tina Turner phenomenon that dragged rugby league along with it.
Meninga can be seen shaking hands with Turner during the NSWRL's brilliantly successful ad campaign Simply The Best in 1990.
But it was right at the end of the ad and the filming for Meninga's spot was done right at the end of the day, meaning he didn't really get to know the queen of rock'n'roll.