‘Looked tired’: Cleary reveals why Gould sacked him from Penrith
“And you know, there’s this thing that you’ve got to be strong enough to be able to carry the can and get through it.
“I love the movement of particularly men, where even locally here we have in Penrith, the men’s walk and talk mental health association that’s been really building over time and helping so many guys get through this.“I wasn’t keen because it is obviously very private and personal, but it’s so relevant to so many people.
The catalyst was Cleary’s move back to Penrith following a “messy” two-year stint at the Wests Tigers in 2017-2018.Cleary had coached the Panthers between 2012 and 2015 before GM of football Phil Gould decided that he “looked tired” and needed to be sacked., Cleary explains how he only agreed to return to the Panthers on the premise that Gould had none of the control over him that existed during his first stint as Penrith coach.
“I remember my wife saying a couple of times, ‘Why don’t you just stay , it’s all too hard .“I still feel so grateful that Dave O’Neill asked me for coffee that day and really put his own reputation on the line because it was controversial.“Nathan wasn’t playing well, I felt guilty about that. “The relationship with Nathan and my coaching of him wouldn’t have been working and I didn’t want to burden his career on that as well.
“He even said that he was paralysed at times by fear of other people’s opinions and how they were seeing him play. “I know he was really looking forward to being part of the State of Origin series this year and obviously missed that, so I think that’s definitely something he really wants to be a bigger part of next year.
From celebrating long and hard with the players and their families, to a club presentation night and coaching staff-only drinks in The Rocks, Cleary also spent five hours signing autographs for 2024 premiership memorabilia on Wednesday. He writes in great detail on the values that it takes to being a Panther; “If you’re not in condition to be fit enough to be able to play the way we value, you won’t play for us,’’ he writes.
“It’s still something that I’m not that comfortable with, especially as it’s getting closer to launching.
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