Kaeo Weekes thrived due to Jordan Rapana, keeping future representative options open.
The scary thing is Kaeo Weekes didn't even come to Canberra to play fullback.
If it wasn't for Jordan Rapana, then the best young No.1 in the NRL mightn't be where he is today - extending and upgrading a contract that already ran until the end of 2027.
And as far as knocking back the New Zealand Kiwis? That wasn't so much a "no" as a "not now", with the fleet-footed fullback wanting to keep his representative options open to include State of Origin.