The great North Sydney Bears and Canterbury Bulldogs goalkicker Daryl Halligan retired five years before Jesse Southwell was born.<\/p>\n
But, the young Newcastle Knights NRLW star is reaping the benefits of his knowledge right now.<\/p>\n
The 20-year-old Southwell is on a season streak of 21 goals straight from six matches \u2013 a 100% kicking record.<\/p>\n
Even in the wind and wet of the NRLW Magic Round at her home ground McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on Sunday, she landed all three conversions in the 18-0 win over the Raiders.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did feel pressure because it\u2019s been spoken about a bit,\u201d Southwell told AAP in the Knights\u2019 sheds.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the ones in front I was stressed most about, (thinking) \u2018don\u2019t miss these Jesse\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, the girls have been scoring near the posts for me, so that\u2019s been brilliant.\u201d<\/p>\n
And, her brains trust off-field is the man who still sits in the top 10 (No.8) for the NRL\u2019s greatest points-scorers with 2034 from 855 goals and 80 tries in 230 games (1991-2000), even though he retired 25 years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halligan is a kicking consultant with the Knights.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m doing heaps of stuff with him when he\u2019s in town,\u201d Southwell said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe wants me to make sure my processes are the same in training as in games.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe also helps with the pressure moments, and I\u2019m actually enjoying my kicking \u2013 just trying to make sure I keep hitting it in the right spot.\u201d<\/p>\n
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