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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2704813, member: 1899"] [b]Re: Finals Week Two Discussion[/b] I'm loving the finals series this year. Compared to previous years where the matches were all genuinely one-sided, I thought the first week tossed up some really compelling games and I was glued to the screen for hours. The second was nowhere near as compelling, but as far as setting up the Prelim Finals, it couldn't be any better. Both Sydney and Cowboys came back with strong performances and put up sound cases for their premiership charge. Cows were on another level tonight. Back in their native Townsville infront of a vocal crowd, they were compelled not to let anyone down and came out firing. Just about everything was on point and they played like the Cowboys team I expected to see the week before. In fairness, the Sharks are no where near the level of the Broncos and I thought they made it far more easier than the Broncos did, but it was a great response. Clearly the intensity of last week's performance put them in good stead and they'll gain a lot of confidence heading down to the sudden death game against the Melbourne Storm. Great stuff from the Cowboys. Meanwhile, I think Cronulla can take plenty of positives out of this year. At the start of the year, I thought the only way they could have progressed is if Barba rewound the clock and tapped into his 2012 form, and when that didn't happen, I thought they were toast. Then up steps Jack Bird. Bird was the best player in the NYC last year and I thought he'd step up at some point. However, the way he stepped up, handled a foreign position, made it his own and even forced his way into the Origin conversation was first class and I can't say enough nice things about the guy. They had a lot of ups and downs this year but handled them all well. Next year, they welcome James Maloney to the fold and will have the fullback position well and truly sorted. I still question whether Gal and Lewis will be able to play as well as they did this year but on the surface, they should be in the finals calculations once again. [/QUOTE]

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