"Penrith felt like they were bullied around a bit in the grand final last year," Fittler said.They'll have to do that without arguably their most valuable player after
due to lingering concerns over the head knock that took him out of Penrith's 28-0 win against the Bulldogs on Saturday.Both Fittler and Johns tipped Penrith to get their revenge tonight, although both did so before Cleary was ruled out, with the halfback's form considered by both to be a prime factor for the home side's favouritism."It's be nice to know if Nathan's going to play but I'm going to go Penrith as well," Fittler replied.
Cleary's omission paves the way for Matt Burton to come back into first grade and potentially prove why the Panthers are so keen to hang onto him amid a storm of criticism as the Bulldogs' attempt to prise him away from the foot of the mountains is frustrated.
Fittler said the Storm's edge in their recovery from their last match would be balanced out by the fact the Panthers have done it easy against the Cowboys and Bulldogs, "two teams that sat on the bottom of the table last year." Scroll below for the current leaderboard and Round 3 tips by Johns, Fittler and all Nine's expert tipsters!Brad Fittler:Panthers, Dragons, Rabbitohs, Raiders, Broncos, Eels, Knights, TitansPanthers, Dragons, Roosters, Raiders, Broncos, Eels, Knights, TitansPanthers, Dragons, Rabbitohs, Raiders, Broncos, Eels, Knights, TitansStorm, Dragons, Roosters, Raiders, Broncos, Eels, Knights, TitansPanthers, Dragons, Roosters, Raiders, Broncos, Eels, Knights, TitansStorm, Dragons, Roosters, Raiders,...