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News.com.au
2 days ago
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- News.com.au
Panthers confident Nathan Cleary will overcome groin concern to play next week
The Panthers are confident that superstar halfback Nathan Cleary will be fine to face the Bulldogs next Thursday despite the NSW No.7 battling through a mystery groin issue in the Blues' shock loss to the Maroons in Perth. Cleary gave up the goalkicking duties on Wednesday night and it proved telling as Zac Lomax missed several sideline conversions and a two-point field goal as NSW went down 26-24 to set up a decider. The champion halfback had a compression bandage on his right leg and kicked just three times in the first half as Jarome Luai and Latrell Mitchell picked up the slack. Luai sent his first kick sailing out on the full, with Cleary then taking over in the second half where he had 11 kicks for 295m, while he also ran five times. Cleary took the line on a couple of times in the first half and had a try disallowed for obstruction, but the Blues need him to be 100 per cent for the decider given they're already without the injured Mitch Moses. NSW coach Laurie Daley insisted his chief playmaker wasn't in any doubt, with the Panthers expecting Cleary to take on the Bulldogs next Thursday. The Panthers desperately need him to play the ladder-leading Bulldogs given they are one point outside the top eight and will be without their Origin stars for the game against the Warriors. 'He just felt a bit tight in his groin, so we wanted to limit the amount of force that he put through there,' Daley said, with Cleary not named for Penrith's trip to New Zealand this weekend. 'He's a tough kid. We know what a quality player he is, but he's tough. 'His groin was tight, but he got through OK.' Meanwhile, new Queensland captain Cameron Munster said he was hurt by the criticism that coach Billy Slater copped leading into the crunch game in Perth. Slater's selections were questioned – but all proved to be masterstrokes – while former Blues prop Aaron Woods called him a 'grub', which led to Slater referencing the late Paul Green at an emotional press conference the day before the game. The Maroons coach apologised to Green's family on Wednesday morning, with his players lifting to ease the pressure as they kept the series alive in the driving rain. 'I played with Bill. He is a champion player and a champion coach and I have had a great relationship with him and still do. We are really close mates,' man-of-the-match Munster said. 'When you have someone jabbing him like that, it really hurts. It hurts me personally and I never tell him that. I will tell him now, I love him. 'I just want to do the best thing for him and the best thing for Queensland. He's not doing this for him, he's doing this for Queensland, and he loves Queensland. 'That's the reason why he's so passionate, and when you have someone like that at the top, you want to play for him. At the end of the day … he's the reason I want to play.'
News.com.au
2 days ago
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- News.com.au
Eels back young guns with Moses out
NRL: With Mitch Moses and Dylan Brown sidelined, the Eels are backing their young stars to rise to the occasion in his absence.
News.com.au
4 days ago
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- News.com.au
Luai replacing Moses is a ‘no-brainer'
NRL: The NRL 360 panel discuss Jarome Luai being brought into the NSW Blues camp after Mitch Moses picked up an injury.
Yahoo
7 days ago
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- Yahoo
Blues handed huge Origin boost after two-word revelation amid sad Mitch Moses news
Brian To'o has been cleared to play for NSW in next Wednesday's State of Origin Game 2 after a telling two-word revelation at Blues camp on Saturday. The news is not so good for Mitch Moses though, with scans confirming the severity of a calf injury that has dealt the Blues a hammer blow to their hopes of wrapping up the series with another win in Perth. To'o sent a massive scare through Blues camp on Thursday when he suffered a fresh hamstring injury, prompting NSW to call up Bulldogs winger Jacob Kiraz as injury cover for the Penrith flyer. Coach Laurie Daley fuelled the fears around To'o after revealing that his recovery had not progressed as quickly as NSW medical staff had hoped. But after sitting out the bulk of Friday training with the Blues, To'o trained with the team on Saturday before being cleared to fly out to Perth later in the day. To'o spent part of the warm-up consulting with NSW team physiotherapist Kenny Michalopoulos, separately from his teammates. The four-time premiership-winner then joined in for the opposed session against the NSW U19s side and ran without any complications. He was briefly substituted out to rest and replaced on the left wing by Wests Tigers winger Luke Laulilii but was heard telling the Blues physio towards the end of the session that he "feels good", in two words that will come as huge relief for the team. Brian To'o has trained with the Blues today & has been cleared to play in Origin 2 after dealing with a hamstring Jacob Kiraz will also be released from NSW camp to play for the Bulldogs this weekend. — NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) June 14, 2025 Daley was prepared to leave it until after Saturday morning's training session to make a call on To'o. And the positive development means the NSW winger will take his spot on the Blues' charter flight to Perth, which departs Sydney Airport on Saturday afternoon. "He's ready to rock," five-eighth Jarome Luai said prior to Saturday's session. "He's one of the best wingers to play this game of rugby league. He's a big piece in this puzzle." Luai was called into the NSW starting side to replace Moses, with Daley backing his combination with former Penrith teammate Nathan Cleary after selecting the Tigers half ahead of 18th man Matt Burton, who has been superb in the No.6 role for Canterbury this season. Blues right winger Zac Lomax also threw his backing behind To'o, who scored a try and ran for a game-high 225 metres in the Origin opener. His strong carries from the back helped lay the platform for NSW's 18-6 win and the Blues will be hoping for more of the same in Perth as they look to clinch back-to-back series triumphs. "He'll be ready to go. He's a professional, he gets himself ready and he's played a lot of games here (for NSW)," Lomax said about To'o. "We love having Bizza in the team, he's been an unbelievable asset... His courage in the back of the field, his effort areas are unbelievable too. "The best thing for 'Biz' is he wants to get his team forward at the back of the field. That's massive and that's what Origin's about. Since I've been able to play with him, that's just the thing that I admire about him, the way that he gets us forward." If the Blues are to win the series, they will have to do so without Moses, after scans confirmed his calf strain would rule the playmaker out for up to six weeks. With Game 3 in Sydney less than four weeks away, it means the Eels skipper is next to no chance of playing any further part in the series. RELATED: Fans rage over 'ridiculous' Bunker drama amid star's horror blow Calls for immediate change amid apparent NSW rule breach Nathan Cleary comes clean amid rumour around Mary Fowler It's also a massive blow to Parramatta's hopes of lifting themselves off second-last spot on the NRL ladder. Moses may not return to action until as late as round 21, in a devastating blow to Parramatta's hopes of making a late charge in coach Jason Ryles' first season at the helm. with AAP
ABC News
12-06-2025
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- ABC News
Liam Martin: If Munster's in front of me there'll be no holding back
Round 15 of the NRL might be underway but there's plenty of focus on Origin and the news that Mitch Moses has had to pull out. One man who is probably limbering up to run out next Wednesday in Perth is Liam Martin. The Panthers back rower reckons that despite his old adversary Cam Munster being named as Queensland Captain it won't change their dynamic too much - it'll be business as usual! Michael Carayannis has all the latest NRL news - and speculation in MC's Hammertime. And there's some tipping guidance in Christopher's
