Bradman Best will draw inspiration from his former mentor Scott Dureau – the man who transformed him from a forward to an outside back – when he makes his NSW Origin debut.
Dureau, who played 42 NRL matches for the Knights, coached Best in his teens and while the 21-year-old always appeared destined for stardom he believed it would benefit his development to switch positions from lock to fullback.
“He has had a huge influence on my career, and you wouldn’t know what he goes through, with the way he holds himself. “What he does day to day, what he has been through and what he is going through, he is a role model for the whole of Newcastle, and he's had a massive impact on my career.”A Woy Woy Roosters junior, Best joined the Knights at 13 years of age as a ball playing lock but Dureau quickly identified that his future was in the outside backs and suggested he move to fullback to help develop greater game awareness.
“Scotty was probably the one who gave me a fair bit of belief as a young fellow coming through the Knights system,” Best said.
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