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What better way to celebrate an historic win, than to jump straight on the line to talk through all of the good, the good and the good that was our first Elimination Final win against the Giants.

It was an emotional rollercoaster - particularly through the third and final terms, as we fought back hard to claim a monster result and our first ever W at Engie Stadium.

A huge line-up including one Insider joining directly from Sydney, as we revelled in one of the great wins in recent years and move into week two of the 2025 Finals Series.

🗣️ Key talking points:

* Emotions on the way to a seven goal lead, conceding seven goals on the trot, and then lifting when it mattered;

* Our backline - the best in the competition;

* Jai Newcombe - our A-Grade hero;

* The players who rose for their best games of the year, including Conor Nash and James Worpel;

* Blake Hardwick. No superlatives that can do him justice;

* Our captain and his leadership;

* A number of individual performances worthy of praise;

* Our coaching, learning from mistakes, and the improvement of this side in 2025.

* And much, much more…

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