He may be 34 and only averaging 23 minutes per game, but could the experienced No.10 return to Australia fold?
Super Rugby Pacific's week-by-week Player of the Year voting system has been bringing fans an insight into which players have been impressing opposition the most in 2025.
New Crusaders recruit Kyle Preston made an immediate impression in Super Rugby preseason with a team-best effort in the notorious bronco, although his time was still a few seconds shy of a personal best.
The stage is set for both NPC semi-finals with Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Wellington and Waikato naming their teams.
This is the third successive Lions tour where the series is still up for grabs in the final Test.
Exclusive: Historically, the path to playing professional rugby has followed a fairly standardised route. Hawke's Bay star Lincoln McClutchie has shown that young professionals are no longer required to follow such a regimented tradition.
The former Scottish full-back on the need to revisit the 2007 Borders disbandment decision, his pride watching son Adam and the fight for life of old pals Doddie Weir and Tom Smith.