It is becoming more difficult by the week not to tip Penrith to win the NRL grand final.
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The Panthers haven't experienced defeat too long to remember.
Did I just say "experience?"
That is the one reservation I have about them chalking a third NRL title.
Youthful exuberance abounds but shrewd old heads are nowhere to be found.
History tells us you can't win "the big one" on youth alone.
Penrith have been an absolute delight for the past three months.
But, they could be heading for a road block. The team with the experience is Canberra.
They have it in bucket loads and then some.
I have never seen that can counter-punch as effectively.
You score once, we'll score twice.
Coach Ricky Stuart would sport a grin if the opposition scored 50 as long as his Raiders scored 51.
Roosters are the danger.
The return of Sonny Bill Williams is worth 12-points a game.
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