Reputations will count for nothing when England winger Ryan Hall comes up against the world's best rugby league player in Saturday's Four Nations final at Elland Road.
Hall has the task of marking newly-crowned international player of the year Jarryd Hayne in England's clash with Australia but the Parramatta star holds little fear for Super League's leading tryscorer.
"I've heard his name a couple of times and I've heard he's a good player but he's just another player in a jersey to me," said Hall.
"I'm an England player wearing my jersey and I'm going to do my best to get one over him.
"When I first heard their team and he was playing on the wing, I didn't feel anything towards it because I think he's playing out of position.
"He won the award playing at fullback. He's a good player but he can't be the player that has shone all year."
Hall and his centre partner Michael Shenton managed to keep Hayne quiet in Australia's 26-16 win at Wigan 10 days ago, with the Kangaroos doing the damage down England's notoriously fragile right side.
The pairing are planning to do a similar defensive job at Elland Road but are hoping to make more of an impression on attack this time.
The prolific Hall averaged more than a try a game for Leeds in the 2009 Super League season and scored in both England games against France but has failed to get over the line in the last two Four Nations games.
"Me and Michael have defended as a unit really well and we've just got to do that this time as well," he said.
"The ball hasn't really come our way and it is a little bit frustrating. It's the same with Michael but you've just not got to let that creep into our game.
"If we're doing our bit for the team in other areas of the field, that's good enough for us."
Hall was named international rookie, as well as winger of the year, at the International Federation awards night this week and, after helping Leeds retain its Super League title at Old Trafford last month, is relishing the prospect of another appearance on the big stage.
"This is the biggest game I can be in," he said. "It's like the Grand Final really, it's a massive occasion.
"I've played in a couple of them so I know what to expect and hopefully I'll be able to reproduce my form for Leeds."
England will go into Saturday's final as clear underdog but Hall says the players are in good spirits after their 20-12 win over New Zealand in Huddersfield, which followed an impressive second-half fightback against the Kangaroos in Wigan.
"The confidence it has given us is massive," he said. "Everyone is buzzing. You should have seen us at training today. Everyone was laughing and joking but concentrating at the same time."
Meanwhile, England is still waiting to find out who will referee Saturday's match after attempts overnight to resolve the dispute ended in stalemate.
Representatives from England, Australia and New Zealand on the three-man selection panel have all opted for their own officials and further talks are planned in an effort to break the deadlock.