Josh Reynolds has told Canterbury players not to make it all about him in Sunday's NRL clash with Newcastle.
The only problem is, they won't listen to him.
Bulldogs players have vowed to do it for the departing five-eighth on Sunday, in his final home game at Belmore Oval.
"It speaks volumes of the person he is," fullback Will Hopoate said.
"Team before himself. He even expressed that to us yesterday at training that he is more worried about the result than his own personal farewell.
"But obviously as a playing group and as a club as a whole we want to send him off a winner because of how much he's done for the club."
Reynolds grew up just down the road from Belmore and on Sunday Canterbury will turn it into his backyard.
The hill will be re-named in his honour for the day, while Reynolds will run through a banner with his family and youngsters from his junior club at the start of the match.
The 28-year-old Reynolds struggled to hold back tears as he fronted the media on Thursday.
"I sat down and did think about it and from a club's perspective, from what they've given back to me now over this past week and the whole build up, it's a great feeling," Reynolds said.
"It shows that after everything I have put in on the field ... They're naming the hill after me and that's something I will be able to tell my kids.
"It's special, it really is. No one will ever be able to take that off you."
Reynolds said he was finally coming to grips with the decision he would be leaving the club at the end of 2017 to join Wests Tigers, after the Bulldogs opted to direct their big-money to Kieran Foran.
"I'm saddened about leaving the place that has given me so much," Reynolds said.
"I have come to terms with it, but sometimes it is a bit hard to cop."
However, he said he wouldn't let that affect his performance come Sunday afternoon as the Bulldogs embark on an unlikely run to the finals from 13th spot.
"If there's anything I've learnt from rugby league it's don't play on your emotions," Reynolds said.
"I'm trying to put everything to the side because it'd be selfish to my teammates because we do want to make the eight."
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