Nathan Cleary

After captaining back-to-back Premiership-winning sides, NRL Immortal Andrew 'Joey' Johns has proclaimed that Nathan Cleary has overtaken Greg Alexander as ...

“I agree with Joey, Nathan is the complete player and he is only 24, but we can only judge him on what he’s done so far,” Alexander said on SEN 1170 Afternoons. “He’s very clever, he is that player right now at 24, there’s no doubt about it, he’s the bloke if I had to put my trust into anyone to get a job done on the footy field, I’d pick Nathan any day of the week. After captaining back-to-back Premiership-winning sides, NRL Immortal Andrew ‘Joey’ Johns has proclaimed that Nathan Cleary has overtaken Greg Alexander as the greatest player in Panthers history.

Penrith Panthers legend Greg Alexander said that Nathan Cleary's tenure as the club's No.7 now exceeded his...

"It's more about how he focuses and leaves nothing to chance, but that doesn't mean he's robotic either. But at just 24, Cleary has the resume to back up Johns' statement. "Nathan is the complete player. READ MORE:

Greg Alexander has agreed with Joey Johns' assertion that Nathan Cleary is now Penrith's greatest ever player after the halfback steered the club to their ...

It is this focus on his mindset that Alexander believes is responsible for Cleary's ability to block out external pressure. “He’s a one-of-a-kind and it’s all about his approach. [there was no place for Edwards in the 24-man squad.](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/rugby-league/news/kangaroos-announce-rugby-league-world-cup-squad-edwards-hynes-left-standby/fsrdunblzfhigxoau9dmb5u6) “Smith had the ability to stay composed in the craziness of a rugby league ruck where things are happening quick, but Smith just had that ability to stay composed at all times. “I don’t like comparing, but for the almost 20 years that Cameron Smith played, he was the one with the composure in and around the ruck where things are frantic and going 100 miles per hour,” Alexander said. “He’s that bloke that, if I had to put my trust in anyone to get a job done on a footy field, I would pick Nathan every day of the week,” Alexander said.

Nathan Cleary is off to bed this morning after spending the night celebrating the Penrith Panthers' 28-12 premiership triumph against the Parramatta Eels on ...

Listen below or download the LiSTNR app and enjoy a new world of audio. “I think it was pretty cool that Parra and Penrith were able to represent in the grand final, its’ western Sydney through and through and its never happened before Cleary, speaking to Channel 7’s Sunrise on Monday morning, was shirtless and had ski goggles around his neck with KFC wet wipes visible in the lenses.

The Panthers kept their coach's diagnosis largely out of the public eye after he was hospitalised with blood clots on the lungs.

“He kept trying to come to games and show that he was alright. “I’m fortunate the club’s happy to keep going with me, I’m happy to keep doing it and I feel like I’m still improving and learning all the time. “He was in a bit of a dark patch, but he’s a strong dude,” Luai said. “He was just on the lounge all day, asleep on the lounge. I had the best nurse in Australia [Bec] looking after me, so I was OK.” What it did give me was a lot of confidence that the leaders had grown. We sort of knew he was going to get through it. “He was struggling [this year],” Bec told the Herald. But I was lucky. He was very sick. He watched over several training sessions while on crutches, but the Panthers largely kept his diagnosis private as assistants Cameron Ciraldo and Andrew Webster stepped up. The boys played well and did their job, but it was a pretty weird time.

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Nathan Cleary is off to bed this morning after spending the night celebrating the Penrith Panthers' 28-12 premiership triumph against the Parramatta Eels on ...

Nathan Cleary is an Australian professional rugby player currently signed to the Penrith Panthers. Find out his age, salary, relationship status & more.