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In his weekly column, Fox Sports expert and Canberra assistant coach Brett Kimmorley offers his thoughts on round five of the 2013 NRL Premiership season.
Caterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v Manly Sea Eagles, ANZ Stadium
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Manly was given a confidence boost pre-game with the withdrawal of Bulldogs forwards Greg Eastwood and David Klemmer. Already missing Krisnan Inu through suspension, the Bulldogs are also missing their ball playing big men in Sam Kasiano and James Graham. This gives their opposition a lot of confidence and Manly took full advantage of the Dogs missing players. The Sea Eagles made a statement that they are a force to be reckoned with which was ignited by their brutal forwards. Jamie Lyon produced a spectacular performance and in the end, the score line was a good indication of how dominant the visitors actually were.
Gold Coast Titans v Brisbane Broncos, Skilled Park
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You couldn't help but think the Titans were going to win this game until Albert Kelly went down injured. Already without Aidan Sezer to a hamstring injury, Kelly's injury unsettled the team. There had been a question over the Broncos creativity in past weeks but they answered their critics in the second half. With Anthony Griffin being a coach under pressure, his players responded with great fight. Corey Norman has been brilliant since he settled his future to join Parramatta and it is a real shame he won't be at the club next season. Justin Hodges, Ben Hannant and Alex Glenn led by example and provided plenty of aggression in a desperate win.
Parramatta Eels v Cronulla Sharks, Parramatta Stadium
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After being walloped by 50 points last week, Ricky Stuart showed a lot of faith in his Parramatta players and that belief was returned. It was an emotional match for Parramatta and Cronulla who were playing for the inaugural Johnny Mannah Cup. The atmosphere was electric which was typified by the minute of clapping to celebrate John's life. Tim Mannah laid the platform with some tough runs while Luke Kelly had a calming influence on the Eels' structure. Although Jarryd Hayne had copped some criticism over his captaincy in challenging the referees, he was outstanding on Saturday. His positioning at the back was brilliant, he caught a lot of the kicks on the full and showed his willingness to get involved in the game. I thought it was his best game with the captaincy yet and would like to see him continue leading by his actions and not his words.
North Queensland Cowboys v Penrith Panthers, 1300SMILES Stadium
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Dropping Luke Walsh during the week, Penrith were never going to revive their attack when they produced as many errors as they did. The Cowboys have been disappointing in the opening few weeks but playing at home they were fired up. With a convincing lead in their favour by half time, resulted in the second half being scrappy, but Neil Henry will be pleased by their dominance and the fact they were able to keep the opposition scoreless. Having made some changes at hooker which were rewarded, his biggest concern will be Robert Lui's fitness after he left the field with a leg injury.
St George Illawarra Dragons v Newcastle Knights, WIN Jubilee Oval
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This was an outstanding game of football that went down to the wire. The Warriors showed their character on Sunday. Matt Elliott has done an outstanding job to lift them out of oblivion. Shaun Johnson and Konrad Hurrell stood up while Ben Matalino, Russel Packer and Feleti Mateo challenged the Rabbioths forward pack. They should be extremely proud of their performance but the Rabbitohs class again outshone their opposition. Adam Reynolds was brilliant while Sam Burgess was overshadowed by his younger brother George who scored the winning try.
Warriors v South Sydney Rabbitohs, Mt Smart Stadium
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The return of Wayne Bennett to the home of the Dragons would have been a challenge Steve Price and the club was looking forward to. Last week the Dragons beat the Sharks through playing creative football and two players who allow you to play like that is Dan Hunt and Trent Merrin. They have been outstanding and Merrin has showed why he is in contention for a NSW Origin jersey. At lock he is allowed to float and offers second phase play which has been the key to breaking up their predictable structure. It looks like they have found a balance between the two. It was a great step to the future with Josh Drinkwater making his debut with Jamie Soward shifting to fullback. Having taken some of the ball playing responsibility away from Soward he was able to produce a quality game.
Canberra Raiders v Sydney Roosters, Canberra Stadium
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At half time, I thought this match was a lot closer than the 16-0 score line would have you believe. The Roosters scored three soft tries but the Raiders were the aggressor but key errors cost them. It was a terrific come from behind victory from the Raiders. They showed they can produce points quickly and Josh McCrone's shift to dummy half certainly played a role in creating havoc around the ruck. Anthony Milford provides a lot of x-factor. I expect to see him play a lot more first grade this year. To top it all off Jarrod Croker scored the final try and kicked the winning goal in what was his 100th game of first grade.
Melbourne Storm v Wests Tigers, AAMI Park
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It was a game where the score line was no indication of how close the contest was, Matty Johns said. With 20 minutes to go, a Tigers upset was well and truly on the cards. Gordon Tallis said it was one of those games where the Tigers had all the ball but the Storm showed their class even though they looked tired. When their backs were against the wall they hung in there and played for 80 minutes.
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