This season, he has led from the front, placed himself Hird-like in positions to effect the contest and kicked crunch-goals. I remember a point in the Hawks game when he went into defence and really started throwing his weight around (and got knuckle-sandwiches in the process).
Apart from maybe Jack Viney or even big Treebeard Gawn, who do you think would take the mantle from Nathan The Midfield Jones?