Nathan Cleary
Captain - Halfback
Player Bio
- Height:
- 182 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 14 November 1997
- Weight:
- 92 kg
- Birthplace:
- Sydney, NSW
- Age:
- 24
- Nickname:
- Clez
- Debut Club:
- Penrith Panthers
- Date:
- 04 June 2016
- Opposition:
- Melbourne Storm
- Round:
- 13
- Previous Club:
- -
- Junior Club:
- Brothers Penrith
- Biography:
A product of the Panthers junior development system, Cleary was a member of the club's premiership-winning NYC side in 2015. He was handed his NRL debut at 19 years old. In 2017 Cleary finished the year as the leading point-scorer in the NRL (228 points) and was the youngest player in over a century to claim the title. He also became the youngest ever player to score 200 points in a season. His meteoric rise continued in 2018 as he made his Origin debut and helped guide NSW to a series victory over Queensland. A year later he beat Michael Gordon's club record for most points scored in a match, achieving a 34-point haul (four tries, nine goals) against Newcastle Knights. Cleary played a leading role in the Panthers reaching back-to-back in 2020 and 2021 – claiming Dally M Halfback on the Year on both occasions. He won the 2021 Clive Churchill Medal for man of the match in the grand final.
Career
- Appearances
- 132
- Tries
- 47
2022 Season
- Appearances
- 12
Scoring
- Tries
- 2
- Goals
- 57
Kicking
- Forced Drop Outs
- 13
- Average Kicking Metres
- 482.4
- Goal Conversion Rate
-
Attack
- Try Assists
- 13
- Line Break Assists
- 10
Passing
- Offloads
- 15
- Receipts
- 722
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 215
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 95
- Total Running Metres
- 1146
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 814
- Average Points
- 67.8
2022 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Hit Up Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Rabbitohs | Won | 26 - 12 | Halfback | 80 | - | 3 | 6 | 507 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 16 | 1 | 62 | 13 | 6 | 66 | - | - |
| 5 | Bulldogs | Won | 12 - 32 | Halfback | 80 | - | 6 | 12 | 510 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 19 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 85 | - | - |
| 6 | Broncos | Won | 40 - 12 | Halfback | 80 | - | 6 | 12 | 439 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 60 | 15 | 1 | 122 | - | - |
| 7 | Raiders | Won | 36 - 6 | Halfback | 80 | - | 6 | 12 | 347 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 11 | 3 | 67 | 17 | 1 | 111 | 5 | - |
| 8 | Titans | Won | 4 - 18 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 591 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 61 | 17 | 5 | 55 | - | 3 |
| 9 | Eels | Lost | 20 - 22 | Halfback | 80 | - | 2 | 4 | 459 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | 64 | 19 | 3 | 74 | - | - |
| 10 | Storm | Won | 6 - 32 | Halfback | 80 | - | 6 | 12 | 442 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 21 | 1 | 72 | 16 | 4 | 155 | - | - |
| 11 | Roosters | Won | 12 - 32 | Halfback | 80 | - | 6 | 12 | 600 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 18 | - | 50 | 33 | 5 | 74 | - | - |
| 12 | Cowboys | Won | 22 - 0 | Halfback | 80 | - | 2 | 4 | 432 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 32 | 2 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 120 | - | - |
| 14 | Knights | Won | 6 - 42 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 746 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 12 | 2 | 52 | - | - |
| 15 | Warriors | Won | 6 - 40 | Halfback | 76 | - | 5 | 10 | 319 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 29 | 2 | 43 | 21 | - | 135 | - | - |
| 16 | Roosters | Won | 26 - 18 | Halfback | 80 | - | 5 | 10 | 397 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 31 | - | 46 | 23 | 6 | 92 | 8 | 3 |
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 2016 | 15 | 10 | 5 | - | 67% | 3 | 53 | 118 | 3,850 | 256.69 | 80.30% | 5 | 8 | 6 | 594 | 294 | 35 | 898 | 59.88 | - | 782 | 52.0 |
| Panthers | 2017 | 26 | 14 | 12 | - | 54% | 11 | 92 | 228 | 8,533 | 328.18 | 90.20% | 19 | 10 | 18 | 1,374 | 478 | 70 | 2,031 | 78.00 | 26 | 1,457 | 56.0 |
| Panthers | 2018 | 17 | 10 | 7 | - | 59% | 4 | 40 | 98 | 3,908 | 229.88 | 78.43% | 7 | 9 | 14 | 889 | 279 | 35 | 1,331 | 78.00 | - | 875 | 51.5 |
| Panthers | 2019 | 21 | 8 | 13 | - | 38% | 10 | 58 | 157 | 4,580 | 218.11 | 87.88% | 18 | 9 | 21 | 1,193 | 349 | 49 | 1,880 | 89.00 | 52 | 1,134 | 54.0 |
| Panthers | 2020 | 21 | 19 | 2 | - | 90% | 8 | 86 | 208 | 10,391 | 494.81 | 79.63% | 27 | 17 | 13 | 1,494 | 379 | 51 | 1,832 | 87.00 | 29 | 1,538 | 73.2 |
| Panthers | 2021 | 20 | 19 | 1 | - | 95% | 10 | 94 | 231 | 10,970 | 548.50 | 85.45% | 26 | 21 | 19 | 1,410 | 370 | 52 | 2,232 | 111.00 | 54 | 1,744 | 87.2 |
| Panthers | 2022 | 12 | 11 | 1 | - | 92% | 2 | 57 | 122 | 5,789 | 482.43 | 85.07% | 13 | 13 | 15 | 722 | 215 | 37 | 1,146 | 95.00 | 6 | 814 | 67.8 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 2016 | 2022 | 132 | 91 | 40 | 1 | 69% | 47 | 477 | 1,152 | 47,833 | 362.37 | 84.13% | 115 | 87 | 106 | 7,633 | 2,353 | 328 | 11,195 | 84.00 | 169 | 8,293 | 62.8 |
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