Luke Keary has admitted that South Sydney and he desperately need half Adam Reynolds who will miss this weekend’s clash with New Zealand due to a thumb injury.

“I didn’t realise how important he was for me,” Keary said.

“I probably relied on him just a little bit too much, but obviously for the past month we’ve played pretty good footy and managed to get wins without him there.

“[Usually] I’d probably bring a lot of energy to the side and do a lot more ball playing I guess rather than kicking and steering the ship around .”

The Rabbitohs play the Warriors in Perth on Saturday night.