down to the refs, he let it flow, there were loads of tackles that in SL they would penalise and the ref let them go, led to a great game

Can't remember who did it, but the shoulder to the head late on in the game (the Penrith guy kicked off about it) would have been a yellow, maybe red over here.

Cleary, in my view, is one of the greats.

yep, plenty of tackles to the head grappling 2nd man in etc let go and it made the game a great one

Great game, terrific showcase for the sport.

Nathan Cleary is only 25, has won 3 grand finals in a row, 3 state of origin series’ a World Cup, 2x half back of the year, 2 Clive Churchill medals.
He’s an absolute freak and is definitely a future immortal with his prime years ahead of him. Imagine how good he’ll be when he’s 30.

Just does the basics right time and time again and executes when it matters.

Doesn't seem blessed with blistering pace or strength but his kicking game, link up play and game management are off the charts.

In my view, he ranks with the best of all time.

He is a strong boy.

It was Capewell I think, and it would have been a yellow or red over here 4 weeks ago.

The ref let a lot go that he would have hung drawn and quartered for if he missed in a regular season game. Player welfare seemed to go out of the window. But the game could have been ruined or certainly heavily influenced if a team had ten minutes a man down.

There were sevral instances where players stayed down in a tackle to gain a penalty, and he just played on. The game was much better for it.

Needs at least a Dally M medal, then he will be.