How playing against his own team showed Cleary just how good the Panthers are | mrchrisnico
Suspended superstar Nathan Cleary has a new admiration for his Panthers after spending the past fortnight witnessing just how impressive they are during opposed sessions at training.
“Training with the boys in the opposing side has given me a different perspective on things,” Cleary told. “It’s been a good freshen-up for me, but I’ve also had the chance to train with the team. In the past when I’ve been out it’s been because of injury, and I haven’t had the chance to join the boys on the field.
“He was disappointed with himself more than he should have been against Melbourne, then he came out against Souths [on Thursday night] and you would have thought he had played 150 NRL games the way he controlled the game and his kicking game. The bookies have kept Penrith at close to even money to win the title, but Cleary knows “once you get to finals, it’s a whole new competition”. Penrith lost to Souths in week one last season and had to win three games in a row to be crowned champions.
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