Beware club rugby players - there is a spy in the ranks.
But this is no Russian spook: it is Otago rugby coach Phil Mooney.
Mooney, who arrived in the South about three months ago to start his role as Otago rugby coach, has now got his feet well and truly under the table as he starts preparing for the season.
That includes attending club rugby matches, and turning up at club trainings.
Not that he always makes himself known.
"I might go along and help out, but I also go along sometimes and don't let the players know I am there.
I want to see how the players are training," Mooney said.
"I'm a real big believer that players need to go to practice and take the approach that they must get the best out of the practice.
"I was lucky enough to coach Chris Latham and he was one of the best fullbacks in the world. But he didn't get that way by accident. He was always the first at training, the last to leave. He did all the right stretches, warmed down the right way, prepared well."
Mooney has a wider training group under his tutelage, which includes the likes of Alhambra-Union centre Paula Kinikinilau, his team-mate, fullback Peter Breen, Taieri No 8 Charlie O'Connell, University loose forward Brad Cameron and Harbour outside back Wayne Gibson.
They train three times a week.
Also involved are contracted Otago players such as Paul Grant and Hoani Matenga.
He had no contact with Otago's Highlanders, but they would come back into the fold once their season ends and they had a short break.
Mooney has been around the grounds since club rugby started and said the depth of talent was mixed.
"One thing which has impressed me is the facilities a lot of these clubs have. Like some clubs have five or six training fields. And I like how all the players get out in their number ones after the game and mix with each other.
"I think after three or four weeks the teams which are obviously better organised than others are getting the results. But it looks like being a fairly evenly-contested competition."
He said the depth was not as great as in Brisbane, and there was not much tall timber around.
But there was strength in the loose forwards and despite the loss of two leading hookers - Jason Macdonald (Achilles tendon) and Sam Anderson-Heather (broken leg) - he was satisfied about who was still around in the rake department.
"But there are probably still opportunities for a fullback to stick their hand up. And [in] the midfield, there is an opportunity there, too."
He did not rule out looking outside the province for players, including his native Australia, as there had to be a full squad to be competitive in the upcoming ITM Cup.
But talk of him being handed a blank cheque book to sign players was wide of the mark.
"One of my philosophies is that you don't want anyone in your squad who takes their position for granted.
You want players competing and fighting for positions. That brings out the best of them. Each week they've got to go out there and be the best they can."
From his office at Logan Park, Mooney can just about see the new Forsyth Barr Stadium taking shape, and said it will be the jewel in the crown for Otago rugby.
"And we can get great leverage off that, with all the great things happening there in terms of sport science and with the university."
Mooney was sacked as Reds coach last year and now watches from afar as the side goes on a great run, currently sitting in fourth place.
"I certainly had unfinished business there and was building towards something. But Ewen [coach Ewen McKenzie] has come in and done a good job for them. We identified a group of young players and did a lot of work with them. I'm enjoying watching them play.
"I really think they are only starting to scratch the surface with what they are capable of. They are an extremely young team but they are going to be full of young veterans."
