Kyle Feldt reckons he owes Andrew Voss a debt of gratitude. That all wingers do.
After years of campaigning, footy commentator Voss finally got his way midway through the 2010 season when the NRL changed the rules so that corner posts were no longer treated as touch-in-goal when players came in contact with them. The result is a slew of spectacular, acrobatic tries that had previously been disallowed over the course of more than a century.
One of the biggest beneficiaries is Feldt. The North Queensland flanker was at it again on Saturday night, taking out the corner post but having the presence of mind to get the ball down in the in-goal just before it hit the chalk.
It was the latest in a growing list of body-contorting put-downs that have become Feldt's signature finish. Like the one against Parramatta earlier in the finals series, or the stupendous buzzer-beater that set up an incredible comeback against Penrith in June.
All of which are possible due to Voss' crusade. One of his best calls.
"There's a lot of wingers who need to shake his hand for that," Feldt said.
"There have been some outstanding tries since the corner post has gone out of play.
"It's the best thing that's happened in the game."
The Melbourne wingers are also proficient in getting the ball over the tryline, regardless of whether the rest of their bodies are in the field of play. While some of their tries come through more conventional means - the Storm wingers have scored 44 tries between them in 2017 - some of them seemingly defy gravity.
"Ever since they took the corner posts out of play, that was the biggest [limiting] factor in the game at the time," Felt said.
"Now you can really bend and move your body around the corner post. Even if you do touch it, you're not out. That's the biggest thing nowadays.
"That split second you have, you either make the right decision or the wrong decision. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't.
"I don't really practice it, you've just got to back your own ability. That's really it, your ability will get you there. If you back yourself, you will put yourself in the right [position]."
While the act of flying through the air and getting your body in the right position happens within nanoseconds, it all happens in slow motion for the Townsville product.
"It's the way you put it down, every player knows what you have to do in that split second," he said.
"At the time it doesn't feel like a split second, it feels like an eternity. In that case you have to take a breath, knuckle down and hopefully put it down in the corner."
The clash between Feldt and Addo-Carr will be one of the highlights of the grand final. Both are lightning fast, good in the air and are among the best finishers in the game.
"He's got a bit of toe on him so hopefully I don't give him too much room on the outside," Feldt said.
"It's always good when you come up against someone who is a good winger as well, they really take pride in their game.
"He's come a long way since his move to Melbourne from the Tigers. It's good to see, it's a credit to him."
