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Jason Taumalolo and Kyle Feldt are the only members of North Queensland's 2015 grand final team set to take to the field on Friday night, although the man who played at hooker in that decider — Jake Granville — remains in the Cowboys squad and was named in the reserves for the preliminary final.Brad Fittler has pinpointed the strength of the Cowboys' kicking game as a critical aspect of the grand final qualifier.Freddy and The Eighth"Kick pressure.
Parramatta's spine, on the contrary, consists of fullback Clint Gutherson, five-eighth Dylan Brown, halfback Mitchell Moses and hooker Mahoney — all of whom have played a significant amount of footy in September. Johns tipped the Cowboys to beat the Eels by one point and identified megastar centre Valentine Holmes —— as the man to deliver victory.
"It's a big advantage up there," the eighth Immortal said, pointing to the oppressive weather conditions.For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by
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