Brisbane legend Petero Civoneciva has praised veteran props Sam Thaiday and Adam Blair ahead of the Broncos’ do-or-die preliminary final tonight against the Sydney Roosters.

And while they come up against arguably the best pack in the game, Civoneciva has put the Thaiday/Blair combination up there with the best in the last few years.

“They do a lot of the nitty-gritty and the one-per centers that don’t get highlighted but for anyone that is a player or a coach you see those qualities come out in games,” Civoniceva told nrl.com.

“They’re qualities like continually competing through sets and even under fatigue and that’s what’s been really impressive about ‘Blairy’.

“Sam has always had that in his game but I think the two of them bringing that together has been a real cornerstone for why the Broncs have been so successful in the back-end of this season.

“That’s a real key to a good front-row partnership, that understanding and willingness to be relentless throughout that 80 minutes. To be there for each other and that means sharing that workload, backing each other up and pushing each other to be better.

“If I look back on all the great front-row partnerships that I’ve been part of that’s certainly something that has really stood out.

“You can see that there is an element of that happening at the Broncos here at the moment.”