Cleary, Fowler shock fans with rare move
Nathan Cleary has shocked fans with a surprise TV appearance as cameras captured a special moment with Mary Fowler.
Nathan Cleary has shocked fans with a surprise TV appearance as cameras captured a special moment with Mary Fowler.
Having steered Penrith to its fourth successive NRL grand final win, coach Ivan Cleary has become a rugby league legend. And, he reveals, it was Melbourne that drove his winning strategy.
If Panthers coach Ivan Cleary thought saying goodbye to Jarome Luai and James Fisher-Harris was hard, the next farewell will be the toughest of all, writes DAVID RICCIO.
If Nathan Cleary has been the spirit of the Panthers dynasty, Jarome Luai has been the soul. Ahead of his final game for Penrith, Jarome Luai’s teammates dispel some mistruths and reveal some cherished anecdotes and insights of their departing five-eighth.
Seeing Nathan Cleary on the training field is just what the Panthers want heading into the finals, but even he was overshadowed on Monday.
Raiders captain Elliott Whitehead hasn’t been able to hold back his emotions after going out a winner in his final match in Canberra.
Ivan Cleary boldly declared Jarome Luai a $1 million risk as an unproved chief playmaker but the Penrith boss has conceded it was the wrong call.
Players get injured in nearly every NRL game, but when it’s the coach’s son, refocusing can be difficult even for a premiership winner.
NRL clubs hold a powerful lever in a looming showdown with the ARL Commission over plans for them to share in a $60 million licence fee for Papua New Guinea to enter the league.
It’s a curse which has claimed three victims in three years – but two teams seem immune to the grand final hangover. See every grand finalist’s ladder position in the five years that followed defeat.
The race to replace Nathan Cleary in the halves is down to two after one of Penrith’s key men confirmed he wouldn’t be switching positions.
The crowd at Penrith fell silent on Thursday night when Nathan Cleary injured his shoulder but the scan results have provided a positive outlook.
The Panthers’ hopes of a fourth-straight premiership have suffered a blow with superstar halfback Nathan Cleary injured on a night where the Storm were gifted a crucial late penalty in dubious circumstances.
NRL commentators and fans have been left completely baffled after a controversial moment erupted early in the top of the table clash.
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