And you thought Tom Learoyd-Lahrs was a monster?
Take a look at Shannon Boyd, the 123kg teenager the Canberra Raiders will unleash upon the Melbourne Storm in tonight's trial at Albury.
He's just 1cm shorter than Learoyd-Lahrs but 13kg heavier than the international enforcer.
Fellow props Dane Tilse (113kg), Brett White (108kg) and injured Test representative David Shillington (114kg) also pale in comparison to the 19-year-old, who is often asked if he's any relation to Manly hardman Les Boyd.
For the record, the answer is no.
But that shouldn't take away from the potential of the Cowra native, who has worked his way through the Raiders junior ranks up to the 25-man squad which will run on to Lavington Sports Ground.
Boyd spent two years with the Raiders' SG Ball [under-18] team before an excessive off-season saw him balloon out to a whopping 132kg.
''It's pretty full-on all year so you just sort of let loose,'' Boyd said.
''The Raiders weren't very happy with me at all, they were pretty dirty when I got back.
''I stripped a lot of it down, but I'm still carrying a bit [of weight].
''They want me at 118kg to make first grade.''
Boyd made amends during the summer, holding his own among the Raiders' array of man mountains to earn a place in the 25-man squad for the year's first hit-out.
It's a chance well deserved according to Learoyd-Lahrs, the Indigenous All Stars representative renowned as one of the most damaging ball-runners in the game.
''He's certainly not going to be intimidated, he's a big strong guy,'' Learoyd-Lahrs said.
''It's just a matter of getting a taste from here on out.
''If I'm out there with him I'll be trying to help him along as much as I can.''
Boyd and centre Jack Wighton are eligible for the Raiders' Toyota Cup [under-20s] team this season.
Sami Sauiluma and Jarrad Kennedy are other players uncapped at first-grade level who get an opportunity to show coach David Furner why they deserve a spot.
On the back of a disappointing season, Learoyd-Lahrs said the youngsters had been exposed to a brute of a training schedule.
''All the young guys in general have done well, they've all got great attitudes,'' he said.
''They've been thrown into the deep end seeing this has been one of the toughest pre-season's I've been involved in.
''They've come out the other side and made really good accounts of themselves.''
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