Nathan Cleary
Nathan Cleary doesn’t just listen to the voices in his head. He talks back
The NSW No.7 can find himself in the middle of a sold-out Origin match or with a grand final on the line. And his biggest priority is winning a conversation with himself.
- Dan Walsh
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Pop quiz: Who was the only current NSW player to feature in the 2019 Perth Origin?
Five players have retired, two are in the Super League, and only one member of the NSW team that played in Perth in 2019 will be in the west again.
- Christian Nicolussi
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- State of Origin
‘I’m here to bring the shield back home’: Luai answers Daley SOS after injury floors Moses
Jarome Luai arrived in NSW camp late on Thursday vowing to help NSW clinch the series after a late call-up to replace injured five-eighth Mitchell Moses.
- Christian Nicolussi
After four titles, tears and 303 tries, Batman and Robin finally face off
On one of the few occasions the most successful halves pairing in rugby league history squared off, Nathan Cleary left Jarome Luai crying at full-time.
- Dan Walsh
‘We had a really good shot’: Galvin personally called Eels coach to break bad news
Parramatta coach Jason Ryles confirmed Lachie Galvin called to inform him he would join rivals Canterbury, and conceded the Eels’ lowly ladder position may have influenced his decision.
- Christian Nicolussi
Schmidt sidesteps Cleary rugby rumours – but confirms Suaalii plan for Lions
Wallabies great Tim Horan sparked debate by saying he’d heard rumours NSW star Nathan Cleary was interested in playing rugby.
- Iain Payten
‘I barely slept’: The Blues won comfortably. But something haunted Nathan Cleary
The NSW halfback arrived back in Sydney on Thursday afternoon and revealed he’d endured a sleepless night despite his side’s emphatic victory.
- Billie Eder and Kayla Olaya
- Analysis
- State of Origin
One try in 173 minutes: Shocking stats that lay bare Queensland’s Origin slump
The scale of the task faced by Maroons coach Billy Slater after NSW’s win in game one is highlighted by some revealing numbers.
- Robert Dillon
- Analysis
- State of Origin
Off-colour and overstretched … and that was just Maroons’ jerseys
The material they wore at Lang Park on Wednesday night, when stretched, lost its colour. The men inside, when stretched, lost their lifeblood.
- Malcolm Knox
Mitch Moses says Nathan Cleary will run the show in Origin I. Cleary’s not so sure
The Panthers halfback has played second fiddle before – and he took Penrith to a premiership.
- Christian Nicolussi
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