You feel for him, just as you do for Cleary, who is fanatical about his mental and physical training. After losing two of his biggest and brightest stars in two days, and just two weeks before selecting his team for the Origin opener in Sydney on June 5, you might have expected rookie NSW coach Michael Maguire to be in the foetal position. a development that will shock nobody, I was at a pub when Penrith halfback Nathan Cleary walked from the field and up the tunnel at BlueBet Stadium last Friday night.
Schooner glasses were put down and a hush fell over the bar. OK, maybe not a hush, but there was momentary concern for the best player in the NRL.
Because we instantly knew what it meant: the dodgy hamstring that had ruled Cleary out of two State of Origin matches last year, and a handful of matches already this season, was now likely to rule him out of this year’s series entirely.
We didn’t need to see the MRI scan. The shattered look on Cleary’s face told us everything.
You feel for him, just as you do for Cleary, who is fanatical about his mental and physical training. After losing two of his biggest and brightest stars in two days, and just two weeks before selecting his team for the Origin opener in Sydney on June 5, you might have expected rookie NSW coach Michael Maguire to be in the foetal position.
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