Each year Daniel Saifiti's game reaches new levels.
The Alpha Male had another dominant season in 2021 highlighted by fantastic performances, representative honours and an impressive nomination.
Saifiti finished the campaign having been nominated for prop of the year at the Dally M awards night.
The season couldn't have started any better for D-Saf with the forward playing his 100th game in the NRL in Round 1 and scoring two tries.
Saifiti had a number of standout performances which led to another State of Origin series with the Blues.
The 25-year-old scored his first Origin try in the Game I victory for NSW and starred in the Blues series win.
Daniel Saifiti locks in the win for Newcastle
For the first time in his NRL career, Saifiti ran for over 3000 running meters (3,008), with an average of 150 running metres per game.
D-Saf scored three tries over the course of the season including the game-clincher against Manly in Round 12.
Saifiti also totalled over 1,000 post-contact metres (1,186).
As one of the leaders of the Club, D-Saf will keep leading the line for the Knights in 2022.