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Penrith admit they will be forced to up the ante in Saturdays NRL semi-final following the surprise inclusion of of Canberra strike weapons Josh Hodgson and Blake Austin.Hodgson had been rated a slim chance to play in the sudden-death showdown at GIO Stadium after suffering ligament damage and bone bruising in his left ankle last weekend against Cronulla.But the superstar hooker was given the green light on Friday afternoon, having made a miraculous recovery to complete the Raiders captains run.The England international spent three full days getting treatment by club physios and did not train earlier in the week with the team.I am a bit surprised but, at the same time, excited, Hodgson said.These are the games you want to play. This is why you play rugby league - to play on the big stage in the big games.Its going to be tough but we are aiming to make it a lot tougher for them.Five-eighth Austin also came through the teams final training session unscathed to be fit to play for the first time since having surgery last month on a broken hand.I cant wait to get out there and do my part for the team and, hopefully, we can get the win, Austin said.We are all pretty excited and like our chances. If we stick at what we need to do, we are going to be well and truly in the game.Coach Anthony Griffin said the Panthers had prepared as though Hodgson was going to play, given his importance to the Raiders.Hes a massive threat, Griffin said.He runs a lot of their attack out of dummy-half, hes got a great kicking game and hes a real smart player.(Hes) the brains of the operation and they really missed him when he wasnt there last week in the last 30 minutes (against Cronulla).Weve been concentrating really hard and watched a lot of vision of him this week. Ive got no doubt hell be out to have a great game.Griffin said the ferocity of finals football would test the talented No.9, suggesting the Panthers wouldnt go easy on him.Im sure they wouldnt have risked him unless he was close to fully fit, so its game on, he said.Griffin also rated Austin a massive in for the Raiders, looking to end their record as the only team in the NRL era to not reach a preliminary final.The playmaker is a great runner of the football and hard to contain.It just means theyve got a lot more to their attack than what theyve had the last few weeks ... and were going to have to be a level up on last week to be able to go with them, he said.The winner of Saturdays clash will face Melbourne at AAMI Park next weekend to play for a spot in the grand final.STATS THAT MATTER: CANBERRA V PENRITH:* The Raiders have won five of seven finals matches against the Panthers, including the past three* Penrith have never won a final outside Sydney, with both losses coming in Canberra* Since round 20, they have been - by far - the best two attacking teams in the competition, averaging the most points and linebreaks per game Von Miller Jersey . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Peyton Manning Womens Jersey . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. http://www.thebroncosstoreonline.com/Youth-Dennis-Smith-Broncos-Jerseys/ . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. DeMarcus Ware Broncos Jersey DeMarcus Ware Womens Jersey . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Dalvin Tomlinson is Alabamas other defensive end.He should not be hard to miss at 6-foot-3, 310-pounds. He was a three-time Georgia state champion wrestler and former high school soccer player -- and he is a pretty good football player, too. Tomlinson, however, is often overshadowed by All-Southeastern Conference teammate Jonathan Allen.Dalvin is a big part of this defense, said Ryan Anderson, a linebacker for the top-ranked Crimson Tide. He doesnt get a lot of credit he deserves, but Dalvin is a monster. Hes been that way for a while.Tomlinson made seven tackles in last weekends win over No. 23 Mississippi for Alabama, which hosts Kent State on Saturday.The senior was the first guy off the bench on Alabamas ocean-deep defensive front last year, but didnt log his first career start until the opener against Southern California this season.Anderson rates Tomlinsons hand placement technique as the best among the Tide defensive linemen and says hes one of the fastest, too. Hes as likely to bat balls down with his long reach as to sack a quarterback, which is where Allen, Anderson and linebacker Tim Williams most excel and what typically draws the most attention.That doesnt seem to bother Tomlinson, who does have one sack this season and says he doesnt feel underrated.Not really because I dont look at it from the media standpoint, he said. Im just here to help my team out and help us get the win. As long as Im helping my teammates out, Im happy with that.His career got off to a slow start after tearing his left ACL playing soccer as a senior at McDonough County High School in Georgia. He redshirted in 2012 and played in only one game the following season before tearing his right ACL.Tomlinson wasnt one of the Tide linemens more higghly rated recruits out of high school and was a late addition to the recruiting class.ddddddddddddes undoubtedly the most accomplished wrestler of the group. Tomlinson went 49-0 as a senior and became the first Georgia heavyweight to win three consecutive state titles, losing only two matches in his prep career.The first one was my first-ever varsity match and I was nervous and lost by points, said Tomlinson, who pinned his state title match opponent in nine seconds as a senior. And the second one I got disqualified for hip-tossing a dude onto his neck.He feels like wrestling helped him learn the art of getting leverage as a defensive lineman. Tomlinson has also put on considerable weight, surprising Anderson when he tipped the scales at about 310 pounds recently.Hes been an outstanding player for us, Tide coach Nick Saban said. Hes gotten better and better each year. He was a little bit undersized when we recruited him. Hes gotten bigger and stronger and now hes a pretty effective player on a consistent basis.Tomlinson played in all 29 games off the bench the past two seasons after recovering from the knee injuries. Finally, hes a starter for the defending national champions.Its pretty surreal, Tomlinson said. Im still trying to get used to it. Freshman year there was a lot of adversity I had to overcome being injured with the ACL. I just had to keep working through it and being here, coach Saban teaches you to keep grinding and working hard, (and) good things are going to come to you. So now Im playing a lot and Im just going to keep grinding for my teammates.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '