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Palmerston North Marist will be pleased to have Josh Cremen and Luke Palfreyman back from injury, although they will be missing dangerous winger Jordan Joblin-Hall, out with a work-related issue. But coach Juliano Schmeling says he will still have 16 players from whom to pick his run-on side for a game he is predicting will be a tough encounter. He said it was disappointing to concede a goal at Napier from a corner. “That’s something we need to fix. We have to be prepared to win those 50-50 balls.” Schmeling said the team that made the fewest mistakes would win the game, so they needed to be ready for loose possession in the goalmouth area and anticipate “the moment”.