New coach Michael Maguire’s plans are in disarray NSW halfback Nathan Cleary could miss the entire State of Origin series after scans confirmed a grade-two hamstring injury that will sideline him for eight weeks.
The champion Penrith playmaker re-injured his right hamstring in Penrith’s 16-10 win over Canterbury on Friday night in a devastating blow for the Blues, who have a number of key players sidelined through injury.
Cleary left the field just before half-time after hurting the hamstring for a second time is as many months, with the Panthers issuing a statement on Sunday confirming the diagnosis.
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BREAKING: Cleary’s Origin fate sealed after Panthers confirm hamstring damage
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New coach Michael Maguire’s plans are in disarray NSW halfback Nathan Cleary could miss the entire State of Origin series after scans confirmed a grade-two hamstring injury that will sideline him for eight weeks.
The champion Penrith playmaker re-injured his right hamstring in Penrith’s 16-10 win over Canterbury on Friday night in a devastating blow for the Blues, who have a number of key players sidelined through injury.
Cleary left the field just before half-time after hurting the hamstring for a second time is as many months, with the Panthers issuing a statement on Sunday confirming the diagnosis.
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“Scans revealed a grade 2 hamstring tear which will see Cleary ruled out for eight weeks,” the club said in a statement.
It means Cleary is set to miss Origin I at Accor Stadium in Sydney on June 5 and the second game at the MCG on June 26 while he’s no certainty to be available for game three in Brisbane on July 17.
Cleary would have been a certain selection for new NSW coach Michael Maguire, while another Blues halves option Nicho Hynes sat out Cronulla’s win over Melbourne on Saturday night with a calf injury.
Hynes told Fox League that he was confident of doing well if given another chance by the Blues after a brief cameo off the bench last year in game one.
“It’s going to be a day-to-day process and it would have been too much of a risk today but hopefully I can get up for next week,” he said.
“I’ve just been focusing the Sharks and getting us at the top of the ladder and I feel like I’ve done a really good job to get us into that position, helped by my teammates.”
