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Message: [QUOTE="Organix, post: 3544404, member: 8187"] Instant penalty to Penrith. 32nd Minute. Yep. 29th Minute. Score was 12-0 to Penrith. Scrum infringement and Raiders were able to get 6 points back. 81st Minute. Scores level at 16-16. Eels had already lost Paulo and Panthers were able to level up from Paulo. 72nd Minute (Roosters also lost JWH). Score was 28-6 to Penrith. 68th Minute. Tigers lost Naden at 16th Minute to sin bin. 8-12 to Tigers at 68 Minutes. 58th Minute. Was already 22-0. Penrith are a force, but they just play smart footy. They are high on confidence. The refs see it the way Annesley put it "good teams are just better" or whatever, so they don't get pinged as much. All other teams (especially Broncos coming back from a spoon) are more likely to be infringing, but the reality is that all teams make mistakes and push the rules. The difference is the validation bias the Panthers get. It boosts their confidence, the refs just see a good team, can do no wrong, Panthers get an extra leg. I think this is why they struggled in the WCC, and early against Brisbane. The refs weren't in that confirmation bias mindset, didn't give those leg-ups. Panthers had to work harder, but they weren't there yet. They've unfortunately got back all their confidence. They go out, do their job and it wins games. It frustrates teams and screws them psychologically. They see an inverse/ negative spiral to what Penrith have had for the past 4-5 years or so. [/QUOTE]

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