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HE IS THE GREATEST!

By Matt Logue and Tony Adams

Stop the fight . . . the Storm are adamant Greg Inglis is the undisputed champion of the rugby league world after he KO’d Parramatta in last Sunday’s title bout.

In the wake of Inglis’ five-star grand final performance, RLW can reveal how Melbourne team-mates challenged the brilliant centre to produce another blinder on the big stage.

And despite having charges for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend hanging over his head, the Storm sensation responded to the challenge in style to steer his side to its second premiership in three seasons.

“Greg is the best player in the world by far,” Storm back-rower Ryan Hoffman says.

“GI is the most complete rugby league player and he has done all that under adversity too and proved to everyone he can handle it.

“He is just a pleasure to play with and one of the best blokes to go with it and that’s a testament to the guy as a person as well as a footballer.”

But Inglis had to overcome his inner demons after being charged with assault and stood down for two weeks on the eve of the finals.

The club’s leadership group, led by coach Craig Bellamy and skipper Cameron Smith, took Inglis under their wing and implored him to get his focus back on football for the crucial end-of-season games.

“It was a hard time for GI but we just got into his head and set him challenges for the finals,” Smith says.

“He is such a talent that if you set him a goal, he will achieve it. He can do just about anything he sets his mind to.”

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