Everything We Know About Penrith's Preliminary Final • The Western Weekender
- On Monday, the NRL Match Review Committee charged Nathan Cleary with a grade-one dangerous contact offense, but the Penrith halfback avoids suspension and remains eligible for the Preliminary Final.
- Referee Gerard Sutton sin-binned Cleary during Sunday's win over the Sydney Roosters, telling him: "There's force in it, it's very dangerous, and there."
- Coach Ivan Cleary admitted "something wrong with it" regarding the foot injury after Cleary told a physio "my foot is f***ed" and deferred the final conversion to Dylan Edwards.
- Penrith advances to a seventh straight Preliminary Final at Accor Stadium on Sunday, September 27, with captain Isaah Yeo and Jack Cogger available for selection.
- Previous grade-two charges against Josh Aloiai and Jacob Host resulted in one-game bans, making the Match Review Committee's grade-one decision critical for Penrith's roster stability.
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‘Stress-related bone issue’: Cleary in race to recover from foot injury in time for prelim
Panthers star Nathan Cleary faces a fight to be fit for next weekend’s preliminary final, with medical experts suggesting the club’s description of his injury implies he has suffered a micro-fracture to his foot.
Cleary cleared for preliminary final, but scans needed for foot injury
Updated September 14, 2026 — 11:53am,first published 10:44amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAPanthers superstar Nathan Cleary is sweating on injury scans just hours after dodging a potential finals ban.Cleary hurt his right foot before he kicked what proved the match-winning field goal against the…
Cleary learns fate after dangerous contact charge
Panthers superstar Nathan Cleary has learned his fate over a dangerous contact charge ahead of Penrith’s preliminary final.
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