Jarrod Croker's not only the Canberra Raiders captain, but he's inspiring the next generation of Green Machine leaders as well.
Hudson Young, for one, wants to be a leader like him. Cool, calm, collected - a leader on and off the field. And someone even the young players feel they can turn to.
Young felt grateful and fortunate to be part of Croker's 300th NRL game and will be one of 16 other members of the Green Machine who will be busting their guts to honour their inspirational skipper with a win over the New Zealand Warriors at Canberra Stadium on Friday.