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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3037280, member: 1899"] I have a rule about tipping teams in horrible form so I didn't back Penrith, but I'm not shocked by the result. Firstly, Parramatta have been in poor form themselves and the make-up of their side didn't look great on paper. Second, Penrith looked much improved on paper with Mansour and RCG back after serving their penance. I agree with [USER=2221]@Porthoz[/USER] that Maloney's suspension was a blessing and the decision to drop DWZ was a good call as well. I also want to point out Fisher-Harris played at lock and looked much improved before coming off with an HIA. I heard Rabs compare him to Webby, but I'd like to think of him more like Gordie. The key to Tallis' game was that he rarely played the full 80. He'd come on for 20-25 minute intervals and assert his dominance, if he stayed any longer he'd become a sitting duck. For mine, Fisher-Harris is the same style of player and should be used as such. Also, I don't think it's any coincidence that Cleary's best game coincided with Maloney's suspension. They've rarely combined well, even at Origin level, Cleary was forced to take a back-seat and allow Maloney to run the ship. Last night, Cleary had more time to take control of the side and he relished that extra bit of responsibility. As improved as Penrith was, the Eels should have won. Ferguson had a mare and the Eels had no other ideas. I thought Will Smith and Clinton Gutherson needed to lend Moses a bigger hand. I'm not sure if this was a case where Moses insisted on being the focal point of the attack, but the defence was reading everything. [/QUOTE]

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