THERE is absolutely nothing subtle about the way Junee centre Sione Tongia plays rugby league.The Tongia method is as simple as it is effective – you get the ball and you run as hard and fast as you can.And seeing as straight ahead is the quickest way to the try line, you don’t deviate an inch.All up, Sione Tongia is probably about as subtle as a sledgehammer.He’s definitely got the best fend of any player in the Riverina – he just sticks out his powerful arm and pile-drives at the hapless nearest defender in his vision.That fend is a sensational weapon, but the aftermath is never pretty if you’ve been on the end of it.I haven’t been anywhere near it and I pray I never am.There are a few players at Group Nine clubs that must have nightmares about Tongia running at them.One player in particular tried tackling him head-on four times in one game and came off second best (at best) on each and every occasion.All right, some boofheads never learn, but the truth is that hero isn’t the only player to be made to look totally stupid by Tornado Tongia.That’s why the Junee wrecking ball is the most feared player in the Group Nine premiership.It’s also the reason he was the most capped player in The Notebook’s Team of the Week this year – and the first player into the Team of the Year.Junee played 16 games during the home-and-away series and Tongia was given the nod eight times for the Team of the Week.That’s 50 per cent, which is pretty amazing.I honestly can’t recall a player getting a superior percentage since The Notebook instigated the Team of the Week/Team of the Year way back in 1995.Little wonder Sione Tongia was the first man into the Team of the Year yesterday.Just to clarify how the system works, the number of appearances by players in the Team of the Week are tallied up and the top 13 players get a gong in the Team of the Year.The fact Tongia was there every second week on average just about says it all.The only player to come close was Tumut halfback Scott Naughton. He made the Team of the Week seven times, which is also ultra-impressive.Naughton, of course, is a Blues playmaker and would touch the ball infinitely more often than Tongia.I suppose that only confirms what an impact player Tongia is for the Diesels.He’s also the player they hope can give them their best shot at the Group Nine title in decades.He’s not quite Superman, but I think he’ll be carrying Junee on his broad shoulders in the finals.That’s Junee the town, not Junee the footy team.Anyone who thinks one player, even a player with the explosive force of Sione Tongia, can win a premiership is kidding themselves.At least Junee coach Mark Elia is a rugby league realist and will not be harbouring such silly thoughts.Anyway, Junee is not just a one-man team.Of the top 20 players on the Team of the Week list, five were from the Diesels.And two of them – Tongia and Nathan McGowan – made the “starting” 13 for the Team of the Year and two others – Cameron Woo and Damien Willis – got a spot on the bench.Enough said?Kangaroos rivalled Junee as the most successful team.Roos also had four players and Tumut got three players in the Team of the Year, which is a serious reflection on the fact they are first and second respectively on the table.Tumut is represented by Naughton, Matt Richards and Ben Roddy, while Roos have Chris Jordan, Baden Power, Adam McCallum and Richie Gray in the team.Jordan could be tagged a bolter, but he’s had a terrific year and is the backbone of the Roos pack.In contrast, Power is a regular in the Team of the Year, simply because he’s so darn good.There is no better competitor in bush football than Baden Power – there are few better players either.Power is not some blow in, he’s been a dominant player in Group Nine for a decade or more.At the other end of the scale are players like Blake Dunn and Tom Sellars, who are the second-rowers in the Team of the Year.Dunn has made a huge contribution at Brothers. Talk about a bloke carrying a team – Brothers would not have made the finals without Blake Dunn.I suppose the same could be said about Tom Sellars and Cootamundra.This young guy is a sensational player – he’s too good for bush footy.Surely some NRL club wants a 20-year-old forward with strength and skill – maybe next year?By the way, Sellars won the Les Boyd Medal on Sunday night as the best player for the Bulldogs this season.And he did it by accumulating 92 points in half a season.Vote counts aren’t always the best guide, but Cootamundra certainly got it right on Sunday night.The big question remains whether the Weissel Medal on Friday night will fall into the same category.I understand four players were tied in the Weissel Medal lead going into the last round on Sunday.One of them was Sione Tongia and he scored five tries for the Diesels against Temora.On that issue I rest my case. Win or lose, Sione Tongia will have made a massive impact in the Weissel Medal count.What can’t he do?