Curtis Sironen has been watching Wests Tigers teammates Luke Brooks and Mitchell Moses combine for years but even he gets excited about their potential.
Sironen, 22, Brooks and Moses, both 19, played together at school level at Holy Cross College Ryde in Sydney before establishing themselves as fixtures in the Tigers' NRL line-up.
The trio have been touted as part of the Tiger's generation next and have inked long-term deals with the club.
Moses has been forced to shift from his favoured five-eighth position to fullback to make his first grade debut this year and will make his third NRL appearance against the Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium on Sunday.
Sironen said the Moses-Brooks combination was only going to get better and he was excited to see them flourishing.
"If Mitch does lock that fullback position down with Teddy (James Tedesco) being out now, his combo with Brooksy's unreal and if I can chime in there at times and get Mitch running off me, if I can offload the ball, it's going to be good," he said.
"The more footy we play, the better it's going to get ... They've played that much footy together that at training, we see it everyday, how good they are together on the field. It's exciting if they can get it going."
The Tigers go into Sunday's match coming off back-to-back defeats and in danger of losing touch with the top eight in 10th spot (20 points, 8-8 win-loss record).
While the Dogs are firmly entrenched in the top four in third (11-5) and welcome back NSW centre Josh Morris.
Sironen will start in the second row despite the absence of injured five-eighth Braith Anasta (torn biceps).
Sironen played most of his early NRL career at No.6 but he says because of his growing body and the other halves options available to coach Mick Potter - such as Blake Austin - his future was in the forwards.
He said he modelled his game on former Tigers second-rower Gareth Ellis, who was renowned for his edge-running ability.
"With how the side's shaping and with how I'm growing, I think playing in the back row, I can still play a similar role to how I did at five-eighth," he said.
"I can still get in there and ballplay a little bit, but I'm going to make way for those two (Moses and Austin) and they're the sort of players that make me look good if I'm playing in the back row and playing well."
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