NRL legend Mark ‘Spudd’ Carroll says Penrith’s second straight premiership was built from their formidable defence.

“The back three do so much work,” he said on Wide World of Sports.

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“Dylan Edwards ran nearly 300 metres … that’s incredible!

“But what it does it puts a lot of pressure of the forwards, which then allows the forwards to just keep plowing through the middle.

“They just kept bashing Parramatta.

“Parramatta had no answer against this unbelievable defence.”

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