Roosters coach Trent Robinson won't be speaking to star lock Victor Radley about his aggressive playing style ahead of his long-awaited return against arch-rivals South Sydney.
Radley has been named on the bench for his first game since rupturing his ACL in round seven last year, adding some dynamism to the middle of the park.
While spice is always guaranteed when the two foundation clubs face off, the circumstances around this meeting are particularly intriguing.
Last time they met in September, the Rabbitohs trounced their neighbours to the tune of 60-8, while Friday night's clash will be the first time James Tedesco and Jai Arrow have met on the field since the State of Origin decider.
Arrow was fined $550 for roughing up a knocked-out Tedesco during the Maroons' series-deciding win over New South Wales.
Asked about whether his players would look to get one back on the Souths recruit on behalf of their superstar fullback, Robinson suggested they hadn't forgotten.
"[Tedesco] hasn't mentioned it to me so I don't know where he's at, I don't know what he's thinking about that," Robinson told reporters on Wednesday.
"Players care about Teddy and it shouldn't have happened, so we'll see what motivation that brings on Friday."
Just 62 games into his career, Radley has developed a reputation as one of the game's hardest hitters and the coach said he won't be trying to curb that aggression ahead of the meeting with Arrow and the Rabbitohs.
"I think there's thousands and thousands of fans that don't want me to say anything [to Radley], that's why we're in the entertainment business," he added.
"They want to be able to watch that happen, that's what we're here for and it's not up to me to dampen that spirit that we want players to play with."
Robinson said Radley would have played sooner had he not been suspended by the NRL , though he's still conscious of his workload so early into his comeback from injury.
"He's been champing at the bit for a long time to come back, that was pretty clear even a couple of weeks after he got injured," Robinson said.
"It's been a long wait but it's good to see him back. He brings a love for the game and a style of play that we like, so it's good to have him finally back.
"We'll let him off the leash, but not completely yet."
Despite coming into first grade as a hooker, Robinson said he doesn't expect to use the 22-year-old as a backup to young dummy half Freddy Lussick: "He's always that option within game, but he's a running lock," he said.
The Roosters go into the clash in red-hot form, scoring 86 points and conceding just 10 in their opening two fixtures, while Souths bounced back from their round one loss to Melbourne with a 26-12 win over the Sea Eagles.
Robinson said last year's 60-8 embarrassment wouldn't be key to his pre-game messaging, but the players won't have forgotten.
"It won't be brought up but you don't forget, you never forget, but you want to play your best footy no matter the opponent and that's no different Friday night," he said.
"We want to go out and we want to improve on what we're doing and we want to do it with the intensity that we want to play with.
"We've had some big games over the last 100 odd years, but especially in my time here, we've had some big moments.
"You don't forget them and you want to attack them with that neighbour versus neighbour attitude."
