South Sydney’s Nathan Brown doesn’t care if people call him a grub

NATHAN Brown has been labelled rugby league’s dirtiest player but the South Sydney enforcer has a simple message — “I’m not changing the way I play”.

Nathan Brown has vowed not to lose his trademark aggression.

NATHAN Brown has been labelled a thug and rugby league’s dirtiest player but the South Sydney enforcer has a simple message — “I’m not changing the way I play”.

The firebrand prop has come under fire in recent weeks for his aggressive style of play, which included escaping sanctioning for a groin stomp on Gold Coast player Agnatius Paasi.

He was also charged but not suspended for a late tackle on Wests Tigers five-eighth Mitchell Moses.

Brown said his detractors were entitled to have their say on what they observed, but he had no intention of altering his playing style.

Nathan Brown has vowed not to lose his trademark aggression.

When asked if he had to amend his ways Brown said: “Nah not at all.

“There is no point. I haven’t got suspended at this stage. I’ve maybe done a couple of things wrong but I haven’t got suspended. I’ll turn up each week and put my best foot forward.

“Everyone is entitled their opinion. As long as my teammates and my coaching staff like the way I play that’s all I take notice of.

“There is no point being aggressive if you’re letting your teammates down by giving away penalties.

“It’s an area I have to work on but at this stage I think I’m going pretty good.”

South Sydney will need every bit of Brown’s controlled aggression when the struggling Rabbitohs face the defending premiers North Queensland on Sunday.

Brown said he would look to take it to the Cowboys’ representative front-row pairing of James Tamou and Matt Scott.

“Yeah I will stick to the game plan and it’s personally a massive challenge,” Brown said. “They are the best forward pack in the competition. It’ll be a good physical challenge. I’m looking forward to it.

“I don’t go out there to try and do anything aggressive. It’s just the way I play. I just go out there and play footy. Those things happen on the field and you get the heat in the moment sort of things. I just try to play my natural game.”

The Rabbitohs head into the clash in Cairns having lost their past four games and are quickly losing touch with the top eight.

Brown acknowledged that their season is on the line this afternoon.

“Yeah pretty much,” Brown said. “We are making it hard for ourselves. We make silly errors and give away silly penalties.

“We’re working hard at training but it’s not paying off for us at this stage. We’ve just got to keep working hard and look forward to the challenge.”