The Storm and Warriors will need something out of the box to advance to the decider. The former can look to their 2016 grand final conquerors for inspiration.
in an elimination final, but Cronulla persisted in playing the same sideways football, trying to run around the opposition.Penrith play more direct football than the rest, utilising the superb ball distribution of halfback Nathan Clearly. He is in stellar form and his pass selection on the linewas sublime. Add lock Isaah Yeo to their two halves and the Panthers have three ball distributors.
Only three Sharks were aware it would be called and it was not rehearsed at the captain’s run. Then-Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan later joked he suspected opposition coach Craig Bellamy might have a camera secretly filming in the grandstand. Because the move had never resulted in a try throughout the year, it was not on tape.
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