Greg Inglis helping to coach Warrington Wolves outside backs

While his legendary status is already cemented, another in his position is quietly carving out a promising career.

2020 was a real stand-out year for Toby King – having finally established himself as The Wire’s first-choice centre, he was one of Steve Price’s most consistent players.

After topping the offload charts and racking up 10 assists – the most for a centre in Super League – the 24-year-old was named in the Dream Team and Shaun Wane’s latest group of England hopefuls.

Toby King scores against Leeds in 2020. Picture by Mike Boden

If anyone stands to benefit from Inglis’ presence at the club, it is surely him and he is taking the chance to soak up every piece of advice he can get.

"When I was younger, I looked up to Greg – he was the G.O.A.T (greatest of all time) so it’s pretty special having him around training,” he said.

“It will be exciting for the fans to see him when he gets out there.

“He’s done quite a few sessions with the outside backs where he’s pretty much been the coach.

“We’re learning little bits off him all the time which will hopefully benefit us when the games get going.

“I can’t think of a better centre from our time so there’s no better person to learn from. The more he can teach me, the better.

“I’m really happy with how last year went but there’s still so much more to come from me.

“I feel like I’ve only shown people about 50 per cent of what I can do.

“There’s definitely a lot I have to improve upon so I want to really put that marker down and make it a special season.”

Now Australian icon Inglis is here, almost a year after his sensational move out of retirement was announced, talk has turned to where he fits into the Wire team.

Anthony Gelling’s departure has opened up a spot at right centre but with most of the 34-year-old’s glittering career being played on the left edge, some shuffling around may be in order.

With King having built a promising left-side partnership with the likes of Gareth Widdop, Ben Currie and Tom Lineham, however, he is keen to see that continue to blossom.

“I’m happy on both sides,” he said.

“I played right side with Josh (Charnley) and Blake (Austin) before, so I’m not a stranger to it.

“I’m really enjoying playing on the left, though. Myself, Gaz (Widdop), Ben Currie and Tommy (Lineham) have got a good thing going.

“I feel like I play good footy with Tommy on my outside and as an edge, I think we looked sharp last year.”

Toby King. Picture by Mike Boden

Should King carry his good form from last year into this, the rewards could be special.

With the Rugby League World Cup on home soil finishing the year, the aim of every England-qualified player is to impress national team boss Wane.

The England head coach has challenged King to “outshine” Inglis this year and the Wire man knows he cannot afford to go unnoticed.

“We’ve done a lot of video with Shaun and he’s told me what he wants to see from me. Now it’s about me going out there and doing that,” he said.

“It can’t all be about Greg and that means I can’t afford to go through the motions. I know I’ll have to be at 100 per cent in training and in games.

“He’s very honest but my chats with him have been very helpful for me. I’ve learned a lot about myself.

“We’ve got six months now to put our best foot forward, not just me but everyone who could be involved.

“There’s a lot of competition in the centres and they will all have that same goal, so it’s exciting times.”

Toby King has represented England Knights but not the full senior side. Picture by SWPix.com