Even in the recent flat spot we had he was one of the few players who never seemed to play a bad game.

In fact, his generally high standard of play works against him in some respects. He’s so consistently good that you just get used to him playing that way and don’t notice him so much.

Any time the opposition puts up a bomb to his side of the field, I’m confident he’ll take it because he’s got the safest hands in the team.

Give him a bit of space and he’ll shoot through it because he’s much faster that he would appear. But if you don’t give him much space that doesn’t matter either because he’s got the physical strength to break tackles and push off defenders.

And, back in 2009, when Wendell Sailor was still in the team and playing on the wing, Nightingale didn’t complain. Instead he’d come off the bench and play wherever Bennett wanted him to - which, amazingly enough, included a stint at prop.

How many wingers would accept packing down in the front row? Not only that, Nightingale would often defend in the middle where the forwards were, rather than heading out to the flanks when the other side had the ball.

My favourite Nightingale moment is one that doesn’t get talked about much. It happens in the lead-up to his second try in the grand final. The long pass from Ben Hornby hits the wet ground and skids along the grass. With the scoreline at 12-8 and the line open, Nightingale shows no signs of panic at all. He simply stands and waits for the ball to come to him before picking it up and crossing the line.

I maintain that many other wingers playing in their first grand final wouldn’t have been as composed when faced with that loose pass as Nightingale was.

Here’s a video that highlights some of the skills of one J Nightingale.