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\u201cAnd for all of us juniors, he was one of us. He came through the system and came up the ranks and he\u2019s a South Sydney man through and through, so a lot of inspiration for people like me and AJ (Johnston) and Stretch (Graham) and all the boys in there. I think they\u2019re very familiar with him as they came through a similar pathway to him.\u201d <\/p>\n
The star of the game was undoubtedly Tallis Duncan, who put in a man-of-the-match display after being recalled to the starting second row spot. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe was, he\u2019s young and he\u2019s a great line buster and we moved him on the edge there late last year and we moved him to the centres actually and he played great for us in centres,\u201d Bennett said of Duncan. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe had him off the bench earlier in the season and just thought he was worth a full-time starting job on that edge. <\/p>\n
Baffling spine call exposed in Dogs loss | 07:44<\/p>\n
\u201cThe last couple of weeks we just haven\u2019t got him the ball. We\u2019ve been working pretty hard to make that happen and today they got him the ball at the right time, right places. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe runs a great line and he\u2019s pretty powerful with it.\u201d <\/p>\n
Keaon Koloamatangi also put on a brave display despite aggravating a knee injury in the opening minutes of the game. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat was pretty tough from him today because he\u2019s done the medial ligament, I think,\u201d Bennett said. <\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe, maybe not, but certainly put a lot of pressure on it, so for him to go back out there and he tells me he reckons he will be playing next week in Perth, so I don\u2019t doubt him. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe recovers great. He\u2019s had a few leg injuries and I can\u2019t believe how quickly he recovers.\u201d <\/p>\n
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