Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has praised departing forward Tohu Harris for his outstanding performance during their 34-6 grand final victory over the North Queensland Cowboys.
The 25-year-old was one of the standouts on the night, running for 113 metres and making 43 tackles in 74 minutes of action.
After the match, Bellamy only had positive things to say about the second-rower.
"He's a real footballer," he said.
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"He's a bit like Cameron [Smith], I suppose - he's not a gym junkie, he's not the fittest guy in the team, but he's a real footballer."
Harris has missed 13 games in 2017 with a broken foot at the start of the year and a rotator cuff complaint midway through the competition.
But when called upon, the Kiwis international played some of the best football of his career.
"Towards the end of the year, we knew if we had T [Harris] back in the side, we were going to be a little bit better side for that."
"We gave him plenty of time to get his shoulder right, he's been really good for us the last five or six games that he's played."
Harris has signed a four-year deal with the New Zealand Warriors, which starts next season.
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