Men’s State of Origin Game 2 2026 - The Blues Vs The Maroons - 8:05pm Wednesday 17th June - MCG

slotmachine said:
Has been proven to clearly be NSWs best half.
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When given control of the team at 7, he has performed at a level Cleary can't seem to access.

It took QLD playing with 12 men for Cleary to 'stamp his mark on a game'. And let's be honest, the Blues still looked like **** even against 12 men. We scored as many tries as they did against 13 men. He's also held the jersey uncontested for like 8 years and across his 18 or so games at 7 is yet to do what Moses did with his almost singular opportunity at halfback in the 2024 series.

Cleary is a freak but not the kind that can dominate when the opponent takes away from you advantages of a superior system.
 
Les Misérables said:
When given control of the team at 7, he has performed at a level Cleary can't seem to access.

It took QLD playing with 12 men for Cleary to 'stamp his mark on a game'. And let's be honest, the Blues still looked like **** even against 12 men. We scored as many tries as they did against 13 men. He's also held the jersey uncontested for like 8 years and across his 18 or so games at 7 is yet to do what Moses did with his almost singular opportunity at halfback in the 2024 series.

Cleary is a freak but not the kind that can dominate when the opponent takes away from you advantages of a superior system.
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One had the privilege of playing in a perfect system while the other had to do it the hard way.

It means one had to train for every game plan and knows how to tweak things and the other can only function at the highest level if the same system is applied.

It’s why Nathan Cleary is the best club halfback in the world but I wouldn’t put him top 3 complete footballers considering once you take him out of Penrith he drops a lot.
 
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