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Roosters' Todd Carney and Tigers' Benji Marshall to clash in NRL finals

It looms as the best individual match-up of the season - star five-eighths Todd Carney and Benji Marshall locking horns in the first weekend of the NRL final series. The NRL was granted an early September wish when Carney's Sydney Roosters and Marshall's Wests Tigers were drawn to clash on Saturday night. The superstars have lit up the competition in the past month but are yet to come head to head this season. Carney was at fullback and then halfback when the Roosters met the Tigers during the season. Legendary No.6 Brad Fittler labelled the pair "the best two players to watch at the moment" and likened the five-eighth duel to "the Golden Slipper of the NRL" between two young headline acts. A short-priced favourite to win Tuesday night's Dally M Medal, Carney is k ...
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