He was already one of the most intimidating men in the NRL, but Melbourne's Nelson Asofa-Solomona has only seemed scarier in recent weeks after shifting to the second row.
Usually a prop, the 200cm, 120kg behemoth has looked a complete wrecking ball on the right edge against Penrith and Brisbane, pumping out 145m running, 70m post-contact, eight tackle busts and 2.5 offloads per game.
He'll revert to the front row when the Storm battle the Sydney Roosters on Friday as Felise Kaufusi returns from personal leave, but he's now a serious contender for a positional switch when Kaufusi and fellow second-rower Kenny Bromwich head to the Dolphins next year.
"It's up for grabs next year, we'll see how we go," Asofa-Solomona told reporters.
"It's been awesome, I've actually really enjoyed it.
"I can be creative and feel like I've got a lot more to give to the team.
"Being in that position I feel like I can do that with my offloads. I got a bit too trigger-happy on the weekend but it's just the learning curve for me, when to pull the trigger."
There'll be a few changes at the Storm next year, with Kaufusi and Bromwich joined at the Dolphins by the latter's brother Jesse, and with hooker Brandon Smith heading to the Roosters.
As it dawned on the Storm that the premiership-winning quartet would be playing their final home regular season match together on Friday night, Asofa-Solomona admitted emotions were starting to rise.
"We had a lunch yesterday ... just chatting about their time here. They're starting to get a bit emotional, just realising that a bit of an era is coming to an end," he said.
"It's all about sending people off on a good note, and they've done so much for my career individually.
"But I can't go past Jesse Bromwich, I was just such a shy, young kid coming into first-grade and he took me under his wing.
"I'd say some jokes to him - looking back now they probably weren't that funny - but he just tried his best just make me feel comfortable."
The quest to give the quartet a winning last regular season match at home will meet a challenge in the form of the Roosters and their red-hot forward pack, with stars like Victor Radley, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Angus Crichton and Nat Butcher in elite touch.
"Looking at the forward pack, Jared is probably one of the most aggressive players in the NRL and you've got Radley who's just causing havoc out there," Asofa-Solomona said.
"We're expecting an aggressive game from both sides, who are defensively orientated."
