Wendell Sailor might not even make it back to the NRL this season, but he is having a wonderfully positive influence on St George Illawarra's season.
Just two weeks have passed since Big Dell's arrival at the Dragons and is it just co-incidence the red and whites have knocked over grand finalists Melbourne and Manly in that time?
Sailor, returning after a two-year ban for drug use, might not have laced on a boot in the NRL yet, but his impact cannot be under-estimated.
Just having him at training and around the place in general is rubbing off in all the right ways.
Dragons coach Nathan Brown has spoken of the 33-year-old's infectious enthusiasm at training and the admirable humility and dedication he has displayed in making his return via park football with the Shellharbour Marlins.
He even found time to save a baby from a nasty car crash, leaping across several lanes of traffic to free the youngster, earning himself the new nickname Super Dell in the Wollongong press.
The dual international has never tried to shy away from the fact he did the wrong thing by using cocaine during his 'rock star' days at the Waratahs.
While he copped a harsh penalty compared to others in rival codes - step right up Ben Cousins - Sailor refused to blame anyone, didn't drag us through a protracted appeals process and simply disappeared from view with a burning desire to one day return to the NRL.
That now seems a matter of when - not if.
Whether it happens this year or next depends on form - both his and the Dragons' - but it will be a day to remember.
Those not into granting second chances will disagree, arguing Sailor should have been rubbed out for good.
If they'd got their way, then the following story would not have been possible.
Sailor was signing autographs and posing for photos for around 500 kids at Shellharbour on Friday night when a nine-year-old kid asked if his hero could come and watch his under-10 team play the next day.
Sailor asked for all the match details and told the kid he'd do his best to make it.
The kid could hardly sleep that night, the excitement so overwhelming his dad felt compelled to warn him Dell was hardly likely to drive from Sydney to Shellharbour to watch a juniors match on a Saturday morning.
Match day rolled around and dad drove to the ground wondering how he was going to break the news, only to see Sailor sitting on the fence waiting for the game to start.
Why wouldn't rugby league want a bloke like that playing its game?