The magical Ryan Papenhuyzen

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https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-s-first-2m-man-priceless-papenhuyzen-most-marketable-in-game-20220506-p5aj6m.html

Is he the greatest show on Earth, at the moment? I know NRL isn't our favourite sport - but the Storm actually play a different game from the rest of the competition and Papi is perhaps the greatest exponent of that.

The man who personally won the 2020 NRL Grand Final (in a way that an AFL player could only dream about) - and has scored more points so far in 2022 than several entire NRL teams - turns 24 next month.

I'm a little surprised there isn't more interest in him on here - one of the greatest stars Australian sport has to offer: consistent, consistently brilliant, courageous and a thoroughly decent person off the field.

2019 highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzVgDkFFA0E

2020 highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyGoQmJRYLY

2021 - 4 tries in 11 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVwxbG0KKzs

A game last month: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxahd9LGFrg

It's scarcely credible to think that Wests let him go because he "was too small".

And, just for fun, the amazing Anzac Day game - in which the Storm put 70 points up, including 54 in the second half: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X9iJJJ9oac In that one, Craig Bellamy showed mercy on the hapless Warriors by withdrawing Papi with about 20 minutes to go - but there he is, pi$$ing himself laughing as the O-Ram goes over for the final try.