man up

It’s refreshing to see a sports columnist “man up” and admit when he’s off the mark.

"You see him play, you see his strengths, but actually playing with him he was a lot cleverer than I thought he was. Back then it was big man, small man up front. Obviously he was the big man and I was running off him - I did a lot of running for him!"

Saxon is the preening alpha male, vocally on the prowl for sex, telling his little brother that he needs to drink more protein shakes and man up.

"In society we have different expectations in regards to men. They are expected to man up and get on with things, to be strong and resilient."

With Gabriel out for the season, Riccardo Calafiori injured, and Jurrien Timber and Ben White injury doubts, Kiwior could be the next man up.