Amachai Roberts impresses at North Tamworth Bears

"I'm available for any positions," said the 19-year-old Tamworthian, who lost his bricklaying gig when his boss moved away.

So what would an employer get by hiring Roberts?

According to his Bears coach Paul Boyce, they would get a "quiet" and "respectful" young man.

"He's a good kid," Boyce said, adding: "He's a pleasure to coach."

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Since making his first-grade debut in round seven last year, Roberts has become in integral part of North Tamworth's pursuit for a record-extending seventh straight premiership.

Boyce said that once Roberts became more self-confident and understood how good he was, he would "tear this competition apart".

"I think he's very underrated, Amachai," Boyce said. "I think he's one of the best wingers in the comp.

"There's not much of him, but he's lightning quick. He makes really good decisions on the edge - decisions that he commits to."

Roberts, Boyce continued, had been "massive" for Norths, who host Dungowan in a top-of-the-table Old Boys Day clash on Saturday.

"Give him an inch and he'll run that mile - he'll score for us," Boyce said. "I think he's got a big future at the Bears, and we're pretty happy to have him."

Robert is a Bears junior and a member of the club's under-18 side who won the 2019 premiership.

For years he watched the Bears' first-graders dominate the competition.

And now that he has made a home for himself in the top grade, he is imbued with a sense of "gratitude".

"You just have to show up to training, do all the fundamentals there, and then show up on the field and do it there," he said, in reference to keeping his top-grade spot.

Add hard worker to his CV.

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