Penrith boss Anthony Griffin says a full-strength Warriors outfit with home advantage is a totally different beast to last weeks struggling foes Brisbane.The Warriors will face a Panthers side looking for their third consecutive NRL win and brimming with confidence after a 31-12 mauling of the Broncos in Queensland.Penriths form contrasts with the ninth-placed Warriors, who have been left reeling by three golden-point defeats in their last four matches.However Griffin told reporters on Friday the Auckland-based outfit could have easily won all three matches with a bit more luck.The potential return of prop Albert Vete and second-rower Bodene Thompson, combined with an improving Shaun Johnson, could tip the scales in the Warriors favour.Thats just an NRL season and everything can ebb and flow, particularly at this time of the year, Griffin said.The Warriors are a totally different beast to what Brisbane were last week.The match will go a long way towards determining which team squeezes into the finals, with just two points separating the sides with six matches to play.Kiwi hotshot Tuimoala Lolohea returns to add offensive thrust to the Warriors run-on XIII after being benched in three of the Warriors last four games.David Fusitua moves to the centres to accommodate him.Griffin felt his sides job would be made more difficult by the 21-year-olds presence and ability.Hes an outstanding player and hes got a great kick return on him, he said.For him to be back there at fullback, it just makes them even more dangerous.The Panthers were boosted this week by the contract renewals of veteran Peter Wallace and forward Trent Merrin, as well as prop Leilani Latu last week.Crocked five-eighth Te Maire Martin will also line up for Penrith in the NSW Cup as he claws his way back from a serious shoulder injury.Griffin warned Panthers fans to be patient with Martin.It was a pretty horrific injury, a broken bone in his shoulder and hes only in his first season of first grade, Griffin said.He might need three or four more weeks.Two men will be shaved from the 19-man Panthers squad on Friday afternoon.KEY STATS* The Warriors and Panthers have met 16 times at Mt Smart Stadium, sharing the wins at eight each.* The Warriors have lost three of their past four matches, with all three losses coming in golden point extra-time.* Penrith have the overall edge against the Warriors, winning 20 of the 36 matches played, with one draw in 2009.Pablo Sandoval Jersey . -- Ty Montgomery had 290 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, and fifth-ranked Stanford held on to beat No. Bill Lee Jersey . 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Rich Gedman Jersey . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action.Indias challenge at the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold came to an end on Friday after Saina Nehwal and B Sai Praneeth lost their respective quarterfinal clashes. ?Top seed Saina, whose ranking improved one place to No. 10 on Thursday, suffered a straight-game defeat, losing to World No. 226 Yiman Zhang of China 12-21, 17-21 in a match that lasted 35 minutes. Praneeth, on the other hand, lost to?Chinas Peng Jun Zhao 19-21, 9-21 in 30 minutes.Since her comeback, this was Sainas second consecutive quarterfinal finish after last weeks Hong Kong Open Superseries.?The loss brings an end to this season for Saina, who will next turn out for Hyderabad Hotshots in the Premier Badminton League in January 2017.Against Zhang, Saina appeared to have been affected by back-to-back three-game matches she played in the previous two rounds of the tournament. Since her return from surgery, Saina has been stretched to a third game in six matches.?In the first game, the unseeded Zhang took an early 4-2 lead, staying ahead at 9-8. From there on, the she dominated the game, reeling off five straight poiints for a 14-8 lead and allowing Saina only four more points in the game.ddddddddddddSaina jumped out to a 6-0 lead to begin the second game. Zhang, however, fought back to level at 7-7. Leading 14-12 after the break, the Chinese won five consecutive points before Saina fought back to reduce the deficit to 16-19. Zhang then brought up three match points and converted on her second.In Praneeths match, the first game was a tightly-contested affair, with both players rarely winning consecutive points and neither able to dominate. At 18-18, Zhao won two straight points to earn two game points and although the Indian saved one game point, Zhao converted the second to take the game.Zhao dominated the second game. The 37th-ranked Chinese ran out to an 8-3 lead after separate bursts of three and five points on the trot. From there on, Zhao continued to extend his lead as Praneeth, ranked 37, failed to offer the kind of challenge he did in the first game. ' ' '