Cleary struggled last year with the emotional drain from his first Origin experience and battled through ankle pain before undergoing surgery in the off-season.
"I got a cortisone injection on Wednesday night before I went into Origin. I had heard different reports about playing too soon after the injection.Credit:"Origin can be a mentally draining experience, especially if you play three full games. So it helps me there [missing the decider]. It also helps when Penrith have now won six on the trot and we need to keep that rolling.''
The chance to keep Cleary extra fresh, said Maloney, made it easy to back up 48 hours after NSW's last-gasp 26-20 win over Queensland.Origin players have always said playing on a Friday night after a Wednesday Origin game is easier than a Sunday game because of the adrenaline. "I was a bit flat, but when you see guys like Jed Cartwright make a debut, it's not hard to get up for an occasion like that. You get a kick out of it. You remember when that was you and how important it was. The least you can do is play your role there."I had a bit of lunch, came in here in the afternoon and had a bit of a trot, just to keep the body moving. I slept like a log Thursday night.
mrchrisnico Great, he can take his no line breaks, no try’s, no try assists form back to Penrith.
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