Jesse Ramien insists he’s fit and firing and now the Coonamble product is ready to get the better of a former teammate in Friday night’s preliminary final.
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After missing a number of games due to an ankle complaint, Ramien returned to the Sharks lineup last week and helped his side to a thrilling 21-20 victory over the Penrith Panthers.
That result booked a date with the Melbourne Storm, with the winner of that game on Friday moving through to this season’s grand final.
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“Everything is great,” Ramien told the Sharks’ official website at training earlier in the week.
“The ankle has pulled up great after the weekend so I’m ready to go.”
Ramien, who will link up with Newcastle next season, will again line up in the centres on Friday night.
He will line up against Storm three-quarter Curtis Scott, a player he is familiar with.
“I did play a bit of junior rep with Curtis so I know him pretty well,” Ramien said.
The Coonamble Bears junior stated he was ‘pumped’ for Friday night’s game, the latest meeting in what has become a real rivalry between the Sharks and Storm in recent seasons.
Last weekend’s win over Penrith was one of the best games of the season but Ramien expects Friday’s clash to be another level all together.
The ankle has pulled up great after the weekend so I’m ready to go.
- Jesse Ramien
“It was a very tough game last week … it will be a massive step up when we go down to Melbourne but hopefully we can go down there and get the win,” he said.
Ramien has scored 10 tries for the Sharks this season.
Kick-off at AAMI Park is 7.40pm on Friday.