Daniel Jobson runs at defensive lines like someone running for their life, but without a trace of fear. It has long been one of Group 4's most arresting sights, as predictable as the seasons.
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It's a style of play the Narrabri prop began cultivating at a very young age - told to do so by his elder brother, Tim, to offset his then small build.
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"Tim would tell me to run hard when I was five years old, right up to when I was 16," said Jobson, who turns 30 on Sunday.
Tim passed away at the start of this year.
Jobson choked up when recalling his brother, who also played for the Blues. He will play for his brother the next time he lines up for Narrabri.
Before that happens, he has an appointment with an inaugural competition that should be right up his alley given his mobility.
On Saturday night a Scully Park, he will play for Shay Brennan Construction in round one of the Wests Entertainment Group 9s.
It is a newer rugby league format for a player who would've loved to have experienced the game when it was more untamed.
"When I was talking to my brother about it, he said the referees used to let a lot of things go instead blowing penalties.
"Like if you give someone a head high, the referee would sort of say, 'Oh, that's one he owes ya'. He wouldn't blow a penalty and pull the game up ... I would've liked that sort of footy, I reckon.
"That would've suited me probably better than this footy."
"Bloody oaf," he continued. "I like the name I've got for myself."
He agreed that he is a no-nonsense footballer.
"If they [other players] don't start on me, I won't start on them, sort of thing. You know what I mean?
"I just play footy until they do the wrong thing towards me, and then I play a bit different."
His Shay Brennan Construction captain is Cody Tickle, and his other teammates include Dylan Lake, Jake McManus, Matt Baker and Thomas Brown.
There will be four matches on Saturday night. The action starts at 5pm.
