Adam Reynolds rates Keary as Roosters best player

"He's a big part of their season. He's a great player," Reynolds told."In my eyes, he's the most important player in that side."He's been playing with great skill and confidence. They are not the same team without him."A glimpse of that came when a knee injury kept Keary out for three games late in the Roosters season with utility Ryan Matterson filling in at No.6. The Roosters only lost one game of the three in Keary's absence but their attack was nowhere near as potent.Reynolds has first-hand experience of Keary's powers. The last time the Rabbitohs were in a preliminary final – 2014
– it was the Reynolds-Keary show. They not only beat the Roosters, but then went on to raise the Telstra Premiership trophy after defeating the Bulldogs.They will be opposing halves on Saturday night at Allianz Stadium after Keary left Redfern at the end of 2016."We're still good mates and keep in touch," Reynolds said of Keary."He adds a lot to their team and we know that. We have to work together to shut him down, former teammate or not." Knowledge of the Keary game helps but mutual respect will be placed on hold on Saturday night. "There won't be any sentimental feelings about knocking each other over. We know each other's game so well but we've both developed and added a few things since we were playing together," Reynolds said.