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Call them the NRLs cardiac kids but Penriths playmaking young guns are fast mastering the art of putting opposing sides to the sword at the death.The Panthers believe their new reputation as the competitions heart-stoppers will actually help them when they enter this years finals series as arguably the most inexperienced team.They gave coach Anthony Griffin a cruel re-introduction to the league when he took over from Ivan Cleary this season after more than a year off - all nine of their opening games were decided by less than 10 points.It wasnt until a 12-point win over the Warriors in round 10 that Griffin was able to breathe easy before the full time siren.But that didnt mean the mountain men suddenly stopped sending games down to the wire.A league-high 16 of their contests this season have been decided by 10 points or less, 13 of them by a converted try or less.Only nine of those 16 games were converted into wins but its a nerve-racking record second-rower Isaah Yeo believes could deliver them a deep push into the finals despite their lack of experience.This weeks line-up against Manly contains just 23 games of finals experience, 13 of them owned by veterans Peter Wallace and Trent Merrin.Those tight games were a real learning curve for us. Obviously we didnt get all of them and that could come down to inconsistency and inexperience, Yeo told AAP on Thursday.But over the last couple of months, weve been really good on the field and I think thats showing with our defence at the moment.Winners of six of their past seven, the Panthers have only once conceded more than three tries - during a golden point loss to the Warriors - and given up a total 98 points in that period.Melbourne, the leagues best defensive team, have conceded 114 points over the same stretch.Everyone thinks were an attacking side but were able to keep some really good sides to low-scoring numbers and come out over the top of teams with 15 to 20 minutes to go, Yeo said.We obviously know the finals are a different beast and were not there yet. 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Mike Brown suspects the septicaemia that forced him to miss the start of the season may have been the result of the punishment absorbed during Englands summer tour of Australia.Brown sat out Harlequins first two matches of the new Aviva Premiership campaign after being hospitalised by the potentially life-threatening blood infection, but has now been passed fit to make his comeback against Exeter on Saturday.The 31-year-old full-back spent five days under medical supervision and lost 6kgs, forcing him to feast on as many calories as possible in an attempt to regain what he had shed.Although the cause of the infection is unknown, Brown admits that starting all three Tests in the 3-0 series whitewash left him battered and bruised.I woke up one morning with a pain in my shoulder. I thought it was just a bang in training then I started feeling quite ill and was sent for an MRI and blood tests, Brown said.I ended up in hospital for five days with septicaemia. I was cold, with shivers and bug symptoms, and my shoulder pain was getting worse and worse. My haemoglobin was down, white blood cells down, liver down.I had no lacerations or bites or anything. It could have been a trauma from the Australia tour -- I was quite bruised. Its been good because Ive been able to teat what I want. To start with I was eating anything.Coming back, you have to take it step by step and see how you react because the body systems take a bit of a hammering. To start with I didnt really know what was going on. It was frustrating because Id done four weeks of really hard training.My weight was still down last week, but Im ready to go now. Playing rugby is what Im about.It took a gargantuan final effort from England to complete an unexpected 3-0 series victory over the Wallabies with players who had looked out on their feet at the final whistle in Melbourne stirring themselves for one final assault.Brown, who married his partner Eliza during the summer, belieeves the Sydney finale won 44-40 is evidence of the character in the team, but views the Grand Slam and success Down Under as merely staging posts.ddddddddddddI was absolutely hanging before the last game. Ten minutes before the end Id taken a couple of kick-offs straight down the middle and took bit of a beating on the floor, he said.I was hanging on a bit at the end but although it had been a 13-month season, it was the best game we played there.To do that in the last Test when we had already wrapped up the series when we could easily have gone nah, nah weve won the series, were on holiday shows what this group is about.Its only a start with England. If you look at it, we havent really achieved much. Achieving things is when you start winning multiple grand slams, beating southern hemisphere teams all the time, being number one side in the world and winning multiple World Cups.Its a good start and weve got to use it as a stepping-stone. Theres more pressure on us now and more teams that want to knock us down.Quins have endured a disappointing start to the 2016-17 Premiership, narrowly defeating Bristol before losing at Sale, and they head to Exeter with mixed news on the injury front.Brown will be joined in the starting XV by England colleague Joe Marler, who has recovered from a dead arm, but centre Jamie Roberts and fly-half Nick Evans are out with respective foot and groin problems.Its brilliant to have him back because hes the best full-back in England in my opinion -- and in Englands opinion, Quins director of rugby John Kingston said.We want all of our good players available and weve had a boost from him being back, bringing with him all the assurance and quality that we all know hes got.Weve got some big games coming up and hes a competitor and winner. Having him back makes a big difference. ' ' '