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The Sydney Morning Herald
· collected 2026-09-22 · by Christian Nicolussi
Nathan Cleary, Penrith Panthers' injured halfback with a foot injury, participated in light training on Tuesday, signaling his readiness for the upcoming preliminary final against Newcastle. Wearing football boots instead of a moon boot, Cleary performed stretching and visualization drills under medical supervision. The team's co-captain Isaah Yeo expressed confidence that Cleary will be fit to play, while substitute player Jack Cogger echoed similar sentiments about preparedness regardless of Cleary’s availability.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
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Story summary
Nathan Cleary, the injured halfback for the Penrith Panthers, surprised fans by ditching his moon boot in favor of football boots during training on Tuesday. The star player was seen moving freely and participating in stretches and visualization drills at the team's headquarters. This development allayed concerns about his participation in Sunday’s preliminary final against Newcastle, where he suffered a "stress-related bone issue" in his right foot during the qualifying final win over the Sydney Roosters. Cleary also joined teammates for a light run, indicating progress in recovery despite risks of exacerbating the injury if pushed too hard. The team's medical staff has been working intensively to aid Cleary’s recovery using various treatments including hyperbaric chamber sessions and bone stimulation therapy. Playmaker Jack Cogger expressed confidence that Cleary would be ready for the game, emphasizing his readiness to step in seamlessly should Cleary not recover fully by Sunday.
Written for “NRL Player Returns To Training” on 2026-10-05,
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Injured superstar Nathan Cleary ditched the moon boot and pulled on a pair of teal adidas football boots as he made a surprise appearance on the field at Penrith training on Tuesday.
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he → ditch → Tuesday
Any concerns about the halfback’s foot injury ahead of Sunday’s preliminary final against Newcastle would have been allayed by the sight of the game’s best player moving freely on a cool, cloudy afternoon at Panthers HQ.
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player → allay → HQ
Cleary spent time stretching and completing visualisation drills at one end of the ground.
asserted
Cleary → spend → ground
He also relied on a stepper to fire up the muscles in his legs, before joining his teammates for a light run.
asserted
He → rely → run
The No.7 suffered a “stress-related bone issue” in his right foot during the second half of the qualifying final win over the Sydney Roosters.
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No.7 → suffer → Roosters
The danger for Cleary is the risk of a micro fracture becoming a bigger fracture if he is pushed too hard.
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he → become → Cleary
Penrith’s medical staff, who did a remarkable job getting Isaah Yeo back on the park in just four weeks after he suffered a ruptured pectoral muscle, spent last week working around the clock on Cleary with the use of a hyperbaric chamber, a bone stimulation machine, icing and light physio.
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he → do → chamber
Despite the concerns over Cleary, it would still have been a shock had he been ruled out of the Knights clash.
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he → rule → clash
But these exclusive images should help put Panthers fans at ease.
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images → help → ease
Yeo himself backed his co-captain to play.
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Yeo → back → captain
“He would have been sore if we needed to play last weekend, but it’s settled down a bit, and hopefully, it’s all systems go,” Yeo said on Tuesday.
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Yeo → need → Tuesday
“I’m confident he’ll be named and ready to go.
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he → ’m → ?
Playmaker Jack Cogger, who was named in the No.14 jersey, with Jack Cole named at five-eighth, said Cleary was odds-on to return, but also backed the team to be ready for all scenarios.
“I’ve shown throughout the year when [Cleary] has been involved in Origin or other things that I’ll be there, and whether that’s in the first minute or 70th minute, I’ll try to make it as seamless as possible for the team, and make sure we get the job done,” Cogger said.
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Cogger → name → team
You just have to cover all your bases all the time.
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You → have → bases
You don’t want to carry an injury into a game, but things happen in footy, and you have to be prepared for it all the time.
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you → want → it
Cleary was named at halfback, with Blaize Talagi retained in the centres, and Yeo named to start at lock.
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Yeo → name → lock
The Roosters named Sam Walker (ankle) at halfback and retained Billy Smith in the centres, while stand-in playmaker Hugo Savala was named in the No. 18 jersey for Friday’s first preliminary final against the Dolphins at a packed Suncorp Stadium.
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Savala → name → Stadium
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