Nathan Cleary was back to his best in Newcastle on Sunday having come under fire after NSW’s narrow loss in the State of Origin opener | cadenhelmers SMHSport
Just in case you’d forgotten, Nathan Cleary is still one of the best in the game.
Kalyn Ponga lasted just 16 minutes before succumbing to a head knock, but the reality is Newcastle would have struggled to find answers to Penrith’s onslaught even with their mercurial fullback. Of course it was Cleary who scored first, linking up with Luai who looked as though he could have stepped Newcastle’s defenders in a phone box.
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