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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2674052, member: 1899"] That was one of the top ten Origin games of all time. Both teams brought it and it's just a shame that the turf robbed the Maroons of two players at a pivotal moment. It took it's toll and the likes of Wing and Johns exploited the Maroons around the ruck. Round 8, 2015 - PENRITH 26, CRONULLA 18 One of those wins that will be worth it's weight of gold later in the season. Both teams were missing key players but I'd dare say Penrith had far more to overcome. It looked like they were going to let it slip away again until they rolled up their sleeves in the second half. From that point, Cronulla didn't look like they could crack through their defence and Penrith were able to make the most of their opportunities. Brown was a stand-out for the Panthers on the left edge. Really lead from the front and was dangerous with every carry of the football. I've always had a wrap on him as a backrow. He's been quiet for a few years now, but I put that down to him having to play a fair bit of centre when it isn't his spot. Now that he's secured a spot in the backrow, I wouldn't be surprised to see him cause all sorts of headaches for a number of teams. The Sharks weren't too far off. They were the better team in the first half and Lewis was leading them around nicely. Unfortunately when he went off with his chronic knee problem the Sharks lost a lot of his guidance and by the time he returned, the pendulum had swung. The re-shuffle didn't help and I think any team that's currently utilising a fullback off the bench needs to drop it right away. Barba should either play fullback, or not at all. If I was Flanno my back 3 would look like... 1. Ben Barba 2. Michael Gordon 5. Valentine Holmes I'd like to see how that would go, especially with Gal and Fifita back. [/QUOTE]

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