Adam Reynolds kicking duties will determine health, says Peter Sterling, South Sydney Rabbitohs news

League great Peter Sterling says the halfback battle between Nathan Cleary and Adam Reynolds will go a long way to deciding the winner of the NRL grand final.

Cleary is aiming to add a premiership to his glowing list of accolades, while Reynolds is aiming to sign off from South Sydney in style before he joins the Broncos next season.

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Reynolds has been under an injury cloud in the lead-up, fighting a groin injury, and Sterling said whether or not the 31-year-old takes kicking duties in the decider will show just how fit he is.

« I think everybody’s going to be looking to see the first kicks taken by South Sydney, whether it’s a goal kick or a kick in general play, » he told Nine’s Sport Sunday.

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« If Adam Reynolds doesn’t kick, which he didn’t do much of last week [he’s not fit].

« Blake Taaffe had the responsibility and he’s an adequate kicker, but if I need a clutch kick, whether it’s a goal kick, a drop kick or a kick in general play, Adam Reynolds is your man, he’s first in line. If he doesn’t kick it hurts South Sydney’s chances.

« Adam Reynolds I think has the best kicking game in the competition. Nathan Cleary is right up there as well, a couple of kicks he’s come up with in the finals series has been superb.

« Whichever No.7 plays the better football is probably going to be on the winning side, that’s the amount of influence that they will have on the outcome. »

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