“If we get the win here, it will be an important stepping stone,” he said. “In the grand scheme of the season, it’s still early days. We talked about wanting to use the first few rounds as a time to build our identity as a team and this is a game that will prove how tough we are and how hard we’re willing to play. “Hook’s our coach and he’s done a great job to hold his head up high considering what he’s going through at the moment. "We’ve just got to start winning games and then all that external noise goes away.” When Allianz Stadium falls silent just before kick-off in the ultimate mark of respect for those who have served our country, Kerr will link arms with his teammates and steel himself for an intense contest against a Roosters side also under pressure with a 3-3 record. “It’s pretty emotional, I’ve been lucky to be a part of one. I remember going out there and my eyes were welling up, you all stand together and it’s an eerie, emotional silence,” Kerr said.When the whistle blows, you’re not playing for just our team, you’re playing for those people that didn’t get the chance to be nervous, they were jumping out of trenches and fighting for their country and their teammates.
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“There are thousands of people in a stadium and then suddenly it just goes quiet. You are pretty emotionally driven and after the Last Post plays and the minute of silence ends, you’re just ready to go, you don’t even need a warm-up.
“I get goosebumps when I think about it, I can’t wait to be a part of it again.
"When the whistle blows, you’re not playing for just our team, you’re playing for those people that didn’t get the chance to be nervous, they were jumping out of trenches and fighting for their country and their teammates.
“We’re doing that in a different form on Tuesday and the sense of knowing we’re about to do something pretty special is exciting.”
Fellow Dragon Jack de Belin lines up for the eighth time on Anzac Day in what has become a very important day for the 32-year-old and his family.
