He's the baby-faced assassin trapped in the body of a giant that could become one of the Reds' greatest weapons against the Sharks.
Harry Hockings makes his first run-on start for the Reds on Saturday night at Suncorp Stadium after recovering from a broken hand.
At 206cm, Hockings is only just shadowed by Rory Arnold, who at 208cm was the tallest Wallaby in history, and brings a great lineout presence with skills not usually seen in a man his height.
"He's highly talented," Reds coach Brad Thorn said of a man the Reds call alternately "The Hock" and the "BFG", the Big Friendly Giant.
"There's a whole heap of players around, Glenn Lazarus was one of them, they're little men trapped in big men's bodies.
"What I mean by that is they're highly-skilled. Hock loves playing golf, he's got beautiful hands, but he's trapped in this six-foot-nine body.
"He's got that baby-face but he's a tough competitor, he loves to compete. Grew up in the boarding houses in Churchie and just playing sport every afternoon and not doing his homework.
"I've always said I think he's got a really good future."
Still just 21, Hockings' fresh-faced appearance hides a harder edge that has also won over his coach.
"He's actually a feisty competitor," Thorn said.
"He's got that baby face but he's actually a niggly, annoying person sometimes."
That was born out last season when Hockings was suspended for three weeks for stomping after he lashed out at Sunwolves forward Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco who had grabbed his boot.
With Arnold having left to play in France after the World Cup and not qualified for Wallabies selection under the Giteau Law, Hockings is likely to come under the gaze of selectors ahead of the July test series.
But he is likely to share his time on the field with Izack Rodda, Angus Blyth and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, with Thorn keen to use his depth wisely to ensure the Reds are fresh at the back end of the season as they push for a first finals campaign since 2013.
"Angus Blyth's been playing outstandingly well, obviously Izack (Rodda) and Lukhan (Salakaia-Loto) have put in a really good showing," Thorn said.
"They're all competing hard and doing well and I just want them to continue to put in for this team and do their job."
It's a situation that Thorn and Reds staff will have to manage well over the next couple of years as Queensland's young guns cause selection headaches.
Already Thorn is juggling a back row that includes Wallabies Salakaia-Loto and Liam Wright, Junior Wallabies Harry Wilson and Fraser McReight and Wallabies camp invitee Angus Scott-Young.
"Everyone wants to play. I mainly got to start and I wasn't a big fan of coming off the bench or missing games," Thorn said.
"So I'm aware of that. I'm just working out the best way of working that.
" (Once) you get depth of quality, you actually get challenged to make harder and harder decisions every week - every week starts to become a (difficulty).
"But that's where you need to be. A few years back, it was easy decisions. But it is getting tougher around that stuff and it will continue hopefully this year or in years to come."
Thorn's mantra though is "team first" and it's something the Reds are buying into for now.
"We're trying to go (forward) together and we're trying to win something. So we're trying to find a good way of getting to that result.
"Guys will be fizzing to play when they get their opportunities and guys will, come round 16, be fizzing to play and that excites me.
"Teams in my playing career that are in a good fresh state at the back end, that's when momentum is important and there's opportunities to achieve stuff."
The Reds take on the Sharks on Saturday, February 29, at Suncorp Stadium, kicking off at 7:15pm AEDT (6:15pm local), with the match LIVE on Fox Sports, Kayo and via RUGBY.com.au RADIO.
The game is the second leg of a double-header after the Super W clash between the Reds and Rebels kicking off at 4:35pm AEDT (3:35pm local).
