Blues rookie Bradman Best has been touted for Origin honours since his teens but the Knights centre admitted it took a change in attitude after an off-field incident last season for him to fulfil those expectations.
Best was arguably one of the best players in his age group as he came through the junior ranks, starring for NSW under 16s and 18s, along with the 2018 Australian Schoolboys.
“I had to look myself in the mirror,” Best said. “I had to step up my game. I had to live up to these standards and expectations, and I knew I had to start somewhere.
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