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Predict the grand final winner; Bulldogs face Panthers in an open competition this Thursday.

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Blog with James Hooper below from 1pm.

Righto riddle us this and try and pick the winner of the grand final right here and now?

We're saying the way the Bulldogs have evolved the club's defensive system they could absolutely lift the Provan-Summons trophy come September and write Penrith off at your own peril.

In the for-real stakes we can't recall a more open competition with 11 rounds of the regular season still to be played.

We'll get a true read on the Bulldogs this Thursday night when they play the back in-form four-time premiers the Panthers to open round 17 on Thursday night.

Canterbury-Bankstown will be fresh off a bye while the Panthers reminded us they're far from a spent force with an outstanding win despite missing $4.5 million worth of Origin talent against the Wahs on Super Saturday.

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Keaon Koloamatangi and Reece Walsh seek Origin recalls; Tigers may have a new No.6.

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Souths enforcer Keaon Koloamatangi and Broncos superstar Reece Walsh put their hands up for Origin recalls, while the Tigers may have found their new No.6.

Read on for the biggest talking points to come out of Round 16.

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Keaon Koloamatangi excelled with 232 run metres, outshining Max King's 47 metres in the decider.

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Many believe Souths colossus Keaon Koloamatangi should have been among the first Blues men picked in Perth.

And he backed them up with 232 run metres - more than any player on the field in a non-stop 80-plus-minute effort in a beaten team against the Storm.

Compare Koloamatangi's numbers to those of Max King in Perth (25 minutes for 47 metres) and the choice of who to play up front in the decider seems straightforward.

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