Nathan Cleary is ready for the step up to finals football, Penrith coach Anthony
Griffin believes.
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halfback will play just his 14th NRL game in Sundays elimination final against
Canterbury.But Griffin reckons Clearys development thus far proves he is ready
for the rise in intensity and physicality.He is well placed to be able to handle
that. He has come up against some tough sides in his last 13 weeks, Griffin said
on Saturday.He debuted against the Storm and played Brisbane in
Brisbane.Obviously it is a semi-final so (it) will be another level up on whats
been happening over the last few weeks but hes a really good boy and I have no
doubt he will be able to handle it.Bulldogs playmaker Josh Reynolds has promised
to turn up the heat on Cleary at Allianz Stadium and Griffin says the Dogs will
be a different side to the one that lost the last three regular season
games.They have a big experienced side, they know what finals football is all
about, he said.They made a grand final from a similar position a few years ago.
They will have a lot of belief in themselves.It will be another level up
tomorrow and we are capable of playing another level up on what we have been
over the last few weeks.Griffin says the return of interchange forward Sam
Kasiano from a two-match suspension will be crucial for the Dogs.Kasiano is a
massive in for them, he said.He is a real spark for them in attack when he comes
on around the middle of the first half and the two halves are very good too.They
have been under a bit of scrutiny at the back end of the year with how they have
been playing.But they are both excellent halves and great running halves and I
have no doubt they will be trying to test our line out tomorrow at vital parts
of the game.KEY STATS* Anthony Griffin is just the second Panthers coach after
Phil Gould in 1990 to make the finals in his first year at the club. Gould went
on to make the grand final in that season before winning the premiership in
1991.* 2016 is the Bulldogs fifth straight finals appearance, the equal longest
streak in club history.* This is Des Haslers 12th straight finals series. He is
the first coach in history to make five consecutive finals series with different
teams.* The Bulldogs attack has struggled in the past three weeks, failing to
score more than 16 points in any of these matches. Over the past three games
they are ranked last in points (12 per game), linebreaks (1.3 per game) and
tackle busts (17 per game).
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boys from Dunblane havent half done bad.I think were probably each others
biggest fans, Andy Murray said Friday when asked about his brother Jamie Murrays
achievement of finishing as year-end doubles No. 1 with Bruno Soares.The
camaraderie has been there between them from the youngest of ages, when they
grew up competing against each other with any piece of sports apparatus they
could get their hands on.When we were really young, Jamie would have won most
things we did, said Andy. He was 15 months older, so he was bigger and stronger
and better than me at most things. He was smarter than me.Then as we started to
get older and physically were on more of a level playing field, we were pretty
close really at most things. Jamie is a really good golfer. He was better at
that. Football, probably me. Then squash and table tennis, more of the racket
sports, was pretty close between the two of us really.Andy added, laughing:
Well, thats my recollection of it. He might say something a bit different. Thats
what I remember.Jamie has largely had to deal with his brother getting most of
the spotlight ever since they went their separate ways in their early teens. The
elder Murray headed to Cambridge for nine months and then Paris, with Andy going
off to Spain when he was 15.While Andys talents as a singles player flourished,
culminating in his rise to world No. 1 with three major titles to his name,
Jamie has risen to the top of the mens doubles rankings with two of his own
slams. Jamie also beat Andy to a first Wimbledon title, winning the mixed
doubles with Jelena Jankovic in 2007.Throw in the Davis Cup they helped Britain
win together last year, and the Murray family is British tennis royalty.Now, the
brothers march toward tennis historry continues apace at the World Tour Finals.
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was confirmed Friday as the year-end doubles No. 1 with partner Soares after
Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert lost their final round-robin match.It
capped off a sensational 2016 for the Scot and the Brazilian. Neither man had
won a mens doubles slam before they claimed the Australian Open together, having
only come together at the beginning of 2016. They also went on to win the US
Open.They had an amazing year. They deserve it, Andy continued. Its a great
achievement for both of them and Im very proud of Jamie.Its really special to
get to watch what hes achieved in the biggest competitions in the sport. Neither
of us ever would have expected this when we were growing up. We need to try and
enjoy it.Whether Andy finishes the season on top of the singles rankings is
still undecided. He has reached the semifinals here for the first since 2012
with Milos Raonic awaiting him.But he could yet see the No. 1 spot snatched away
from him this week, should Novak Djokovic outperform Murray.The Serb faces Kei
Nishikori in the other singles semifinal Saturday. Should he and Murray both win
their matches, Sunday would be the first time in the history of the Tour Finals
where the two finalists would not only be playing for the championship but the
year-end No. 1 ranking.The whole year has been fantastic for both of us, Andy
added of his brother. We would like to finish it perfectly if we can. Still
theres a good chance that doesnt happen.Regardless of what happens over the
weekend, we can look back on this year and be very proud of what weve done as a
family. ' ' '