There were plenty of matches with finals implications while some NRL talent were making their case for recalls as rookies pushed their claims for late-season debuts. Talagi finds confidence after "career-defining" demotionAll the talk this week was around Penrith pivot Blaize Talagi and his dropping from the NRL squad for their clash against Canberra. Dragons' NRL trio upstaged by Cup talentsThe other selection bombshell of the week was St George Illawarra Dragons coach Dean Young sending his left edge combination of Daniel Atkinson and Mat Feagai packing to the NSW Cup. In the forward department, Hutchison and Webster have been the backbone of the Dragons pack all season, with consistent performances. Centre Solomone Saukuru stormed past 20 tries for the season, while setting up three further Magpies tries.