The Sydney Roosters' last premiership-winning halves pairing say Mitchell Aubusson is the right man to fill Cooper Cronk's No.7 jumper if the champion halfback is ruled out of Sunday's NRL grand final against Melbourne.Most experts believe Roosters coach Trent Robinson was only playing mind games when he named utility Aubusson to start at halfback for the first time in his career for Sunday's decider at ANZ Stadium.
But both 2013 premiership winners Mitchell Pearce and James Maloney have backed Luke Keary to take the reins as a sole playmaker, leaving Aubusson to play as a defensive option on the edge and ball runner. "I think Lukey Keary will take a lot more responsibility there and steer them around - he's had a massive year," Maloney told AAP. Meanwhile Pearce will watch his boyhood club play in their first grand final from Melbourne on Sunday, with the Newcastle halfback in Victoria this weekend for the AFL grand final.
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