The Storm were, of course, on the end of possibly the game’s most famous scrum try, when Cronulla captain Paul Gallen shoved Chad Townsend out of the way and turned Ben Barba back through Melbourne’s pack to start the 2016 grand final.
The key to the Storm’s success come scrum time is the sheer speed they boast out wide.
When they picked Penrith’s prize-winning defence apart last month, it was Papenhuyzen’s pace that allowed him to get on the outside of both Nathan Cleary and Izaac Tago as Jack Howarth ran a decoy line back inside.
Ideally, Howarth rolls straight through the line rather than into Cleary, raising the prospect of an obstruction call. The NRL Bunker ruled in this instance that Cleary would have never made it as a cover defender given Melbourne moved wide and sent Anderson away so quickly.
Sometimes though, it’s as simple as just getting the ball to the fastest kid in the side, like when Hughes and three teammates lined up on the short right against the Tigers at Leichhardt Oval, with the defence squaring up accordingly.
Fa’alogo’s footwork and speed against Heath Mason is the exact kind of mismatch teams are looking for - in this instance with a two-on-two play and 20-odd metres to work in.
Last season, almost 20 per cent of scrum tries came from plays set up on the right side, but this year all but three have come from a centre-field scrum.
“So sometimes you’re looking for a four-on-two set-up, especially if you’ve got a fast centre or maybe a back-rower defending in the backline,” Bulldogs fullback Connor Tracey explains.
“You can create that too by having a player swing around to the opposite side late.
“That’s where your deception comes in, you’re trying to organise that mismatch so you might try it late when everyone’s fatigued.”
In attack, it’s most often a side’s hooker at lock given they’re well versed in quick, clean pick-ups from the deck.
And a short-side switch like North Queensland’s against Canberra in round 24 can also use the referee to create a bit of havoc as the halfback - Jake Clifford - jumps into first receiver.
Todd Smith can’t just disappear. He doesn’t impact Raiders defenders breaking from the scrum either, but it’s one more body for them to deal with as Viliame Vailea’s unders line drags Ethan Strange inside and Clifford then beats him to send Kyle Feldt over.
The sexiest scrum play of the season though - a late addition to the awards list on Dally M night - goes to the glamour boys at the Roosters.
Joey Manu puts on the ball-playing that led to tries for Dom Young against the Warriors in round 10 and then Canterbury six weeks later.
Using the same ploy as North Queensland, Sam Walker feeds the scrum on both instances before jumping into first-receiver down the short side as Brandon Smith, and then Connor Watson plays dummy-half conductor.
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Manu’s threat as a ball-runner naturally draws three Warriors defenders to him.
His rare ball-playing ability though lets him pop a silky pass for Walker wrapping around him without giving away the play - a pass only the NRL’s truly elite centres have in their kitbag.
A simple one-on-one then has Young on his way and another entry for rugby league’s sexiest scrapbook.