League: Matty Johns and Cooper Cronk dissect the final between the Panthers and Roosters, with the big inclusion of Nathan Cleary.
Spencer Leniu still has a lot of love for his former Panthers teammates, but the Roosters enforcer has declared “it’s going to be war” for 80 minutes when the sides kick off the finals series on Friday night.
“I’ve been there for the last five years, so I’d like to think I know their systems pretty well, but there’s a difference between knowing it and stopping it.”Leniu knows he’ll be sledged by Panthers five-eighth Jarome Luai on Friday night even though they’ve played together for Penrith, NSW and Samoa and admits he’s the only one who might be able to get under his skin.
“I’ve got a lot of love for Romey, so if it happens then it’ll stay on the field and then I’ll go and see his kids after.
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