Jesse Colquhoun is the first to admit he’s no like-for-like replacement for Cronulla warhorse Cameron McInnes , which suits him just fine.

“Well, I’ve still got all my teeth, so I think I’m doing all right,” Colquhoun said, flashing a set of pearly whites to confirm he has managed to avoid the punishment that has been a trademark of McInnes’ 226-game NRL career.

As well as a missing incisor that always seems to feature prominently in post-match interviews, McInnnes has acquired literally hundreds of stitches in head wounds, leaving Foxtel funnyman Nathan Hindmarsh to label the often-bloodied Cronulla skipper a “Chucky doll” last year.

It’s an occupational hazard for a man who plays each game as if it’s a demolition derby, and who unflinchingly puts himself in harm’s way trying to st

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