Greg Inglis goes over against the Roosters. Picture: Brett Costello Source: Brett Costello / DailyTelegraph
HE'S the man who can single-handedly blow any team off the park - now Greg Inglis faces his biggest challenge.
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Reigning premiers Melbourne are more experienced than any other team in the finals race and if there's one thing they know how to do it is shut down an opposition superstar.
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But even Cameron Smith admits it's impossible to completely take the Rabbitohs fullback out of a game.
As the Storm skipper said at Monday's NRL finals launch at Garden Island about Queensland and Test teammate: "I don't think you can contain him. You can't take him out of a game.
"You just have to try and minimise the impact he has on the match really.
"I have been fortunate enough to play many games alongside him with Melbourne, Queensland and Australia and when Greg Inglis is in one of those moods where he wants to take a team apart he can do it single-handedly really."
We all saw it in last Friday night's minor premiership showdown against the Roosters when Inglis brushed off Sonny Bill Williams for the Rabbitohs' opening try.
And in Souths' big win over Manly in Gosford in round 22 the superstar fullback was again the difference, saving two tries and scoring the match winner.
But the concern among Souths fans is the lingering question over his fitness, and whether GI has fully recovered from the knee injury he suffered in the State of Origin decider.
The game against the Sea Eagles was his return from injury and even though he proved the inspiration for Souths on several occasions during the match he couldn't mask the pain.
But he has played on week after week and with every game you get the feeling his confidence is growing.
And Souths will need him at his absolute best if they are going to take down the Storm, who not only have an outstanding record against the Rabbitohs but also the most experience of any team in the finals race.
But Inglis could be the man to stop their charge if he plays to his breathtaking best.
He's already won a Golden Boot and a Clive Churchill Medal while he was playing for Melbourne and if Inglis hadn't missed those games through injury this year many believe he was a shoe-in for his first Dally M Medal.
But while he might struggle to reel in the leaders for the game's most prestigious individual prize, you get the feeling Inglis would happily hand that over if it meant helping Souths continue their charge through the finals.
In recent weeks some experts have been wondering why coach Michael Maguire didn't give him a rest leading into the play-offs - but Maguire said all along it was Inglis' decision to play through the pain because he wants to do everything in his power to make sure the Rabbitohs give it their best shot in 2013.
As tough as last Friday night was against the Roosters, this week's showdown with the Storm is going to be another step up for the Rabbitohs.
But Inglis is the man who can lift them to glory.
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