Since the Michael Maguire took over at the Rabbitohs, their outside backs have perhaps been their weakest point. They've always had decent NRL players, but besides my main man Nathan Merritt, they lacked some major punch. That all pretty much changed in 2014 and in my opinion is one of the big reasons why they were so good this season. 3/5 of them are young, excessively gifted players while the others is Lote Tuqiri who is the mantis and Greg Inglis.

Greg Inglis - Wow. Regular readers would know how much I love Inglis and bias aside, I struggle to see how anyone can dislike him? One of the strengths of the Rabbitohs is the sorts of characters they have leading the playing group and Inglis is one of those lads. Everything he does oozes class and having such a big, athletic player at the back would fill everyone with confidence. A few of his carries in the Grand Final were huge, I can remember him charging the ball back from a few kicks to get quick play the balls as well as taking hit ups 1 pass of the ruck. He did and does it all. If you're not worrying about Inglis, you better be and when you do, you take your attention off the other threats around him. He's just the man.

Alex Johnston - This kid, this kid huh. He looked alright at the start of the season, someone who would do a good job filling holes out wide and doing what he needed to. But every week he just looked more and more at ease with being a Rabbitohs regular. It's his pace that gets me, he just looks so much faster than everyone else. While the Rabbitohs have enjoyed have the likes of Nathan Merritt and Andrew Everingham etc, AJ gave them a weapon out wide throughout the season. If things weren't quite going to plan, you could count of Johnston to scoop on a loose ball or finish off a half chance.

Kirisome Auva'a - I mean this in the nicest way possible, Auva'a looked awkward. Everything he did just had a touch of awkwardness to it whether it was his hit and spin, the way he stepped or simply him getting in the face of his opposition and blurting out a 'wooooooooooo'. But he's good. He's big and strong while being light on his feet. He showed many times this season that he's a great defender as well and in the GF he set up Johnston with a short ball that many centres would have struggled to get away. You could have forgiven Auva'a and Johnston for being a bit sheepish in the GF, instead they were awesome.

Dylan Walker - Where do you begin? Strong, powerful, quick and skillful, Walker is the bee's knees. What he gave the Rabbitohs this season was another option, an unpredictable option, someone who when he got his mits on the ball something would happen. Remember, he started the season in the 6 jersey which didn't really work out but since then he went back out wide and just dominated. Without Walker, the Bunnies wouldn't have had the x-factor that gave them the edge this season. They still would have been good, but Walker's all round ability allowed them so many options and a bit of excitement.

Lote Tuqiri - How can you not love Lote? Despite his age, Tuqiri consistently showed throughout the season that he's still physically a beast and able to play at an NRL level in 2014 (the game's much faster etc). Tuqiri even scored a few tries that would have impressed the youngsters in the NRL, but for me his impact on the Bunnies is not what he did with the ball. Tuqiri offered a wise perspective. While the Bunnies could rely on Inglis and Sam Burgess for leadership, Tuqiri was like the older brother who could keep everyone zoned in when they needed to be and relaxed when they needed to be. When Auva'a ran in to do his 'woooooo' thing in the grill of James Graham which then caused a little scuffle, it was Tuqiri telling Auva'a to get out of there. When players were being put on top of the shoulders of team mates, it was Tuqiri telling them to get down and get the formalities out of the way. Despite only being tthere for a season, Tuqiri in a sense epitomised the spirit of the Rabbitohs and he was able to reap the rewards.