South Sydney haflback Adam Reynolds developed his skills on the streets of Redferm South Sydney halfback Adam Reynolds' skills are built on years of playing footy in the streets around Redfern. LIGHTPOLES and garbage bins on dimly-lit Redfern streets are the secret tools behind the kicking accuracy of rising Rabbitohs half Adam Reynolds. The 22-year-old's prodigious right boot looms as a major threat for the North Queensland Cowboys on Friday night in what promises to be match of the round. Reynolds' kicking game is as nerveless as the right hand of the tattoo artist that decorated almost every inch of his flesh. The diminutive halfback has earned almost twice as many forced drop-outs as his rivals this season. Reynolds said his kicking prowess was the result of tucking his Steeden underneath his arm every time he left the house as a child, aiming his kicks at a series of targets through the laneways of Redfern. It is not quite Don Bradman using a golf ball and cricket stump to practice his cover drive, but it proves why the Blues hopeful is peerless in last-tackle options. "I grew up in the back lane with cousins and my brother kicking the ball continuously," Reynolds said. I always had a footy in my hand. I used to walk around the streets with the footy, trying to hit light poles and garbage bins. Around Redfern we would play touch footy a lot, just in the street. I would aim for the street pole and if I hit it there was a guaranteed try. It was a planned move and now I have taken it from there through to first grade. I have always had good touch with kicking but I still work really hard at training. Reynolds and halves partner John Sutton are both in contention for the Blues' Origin campaign this winter but are unlikely to be selected for Game I. Against league's best playmaker Johnathan Thurston at ANZ Stadium this week, Reynolds could ensure he is next in the pecking order. "He's one of the best halves in the game and it is a joy to play against him," Reynolds said. I love the step up and the challenge of playing against guys like him and Cooper Cronk. Reynolds does not expect a phone call from Blues coach Laurie Daley but was encouraged by discussions they had during the NSW Emerging Origin camp early in the year. Reynolds is so desperate to be a part of the Blues' campaign that he would happily become the team's orange peeler. "I'll throw my hand up to be waterboy, orange peeler, anything mate," he said. Hopefully one day I get a chance to play for NSW.