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 played one game for the Panthers ISP side the following year before being handed his NRL debut. He was 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 Cleary again helped NSW to an Origin series victory while he also 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. In 2020 Cleary played a leading role in the team's charge to the 2020 NRL Grand Final, won his first Merv Cartwright Medal, was awarded The Players' Champion by the RLPA and was named in the Dally M Team of the Year.
Career
- Appearances
- 120
- Tries
- 46
2021 Season
- Appearances
- 20
Scoring
- Tries
- 10
- Goals
- 94
Kicking
- Forced Drop Outs
- 26
- Average Kicking Metres
- 548.5
- Goal Conversion Rate
-
Attack
- Try Assists
- 21
- Line Break Assists
- 14
Passing
- Offloads
- 19
- Receipts
- 1410
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 370
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 111
- Total Running Metres
- 2232
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 1744
- Average Points
- 87.2
2021 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cowboys | Won | 24 - 0 | Halfback | 80 | - | 4 | 8 | 347 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 84 | 17 | 1 | 140 | 15 | - |
| 2 | Bulldogs | Won | 0 - 28 | Halfback | 70 | - | 2 | 4 | 536 | 5 | - | 1 | 3 | 18 | - | 79 | 18 | - | 109 | - | 48 |
| 4 | Sea Eagles | Won | 6 - 46 | Halfback | 80 | - | 7 | 14 | 540 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 24 | 3 | 63 | 14 | 1 | 142 | - | - |
| 5 | Raiders | Won | 30 - 10 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 547 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 19 | - | 71 | 17 | 3 | 150 | - | - |
| 6 | Broncos | Won | 12 - 20 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 810 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | 69 | 29 | 2 | 75 | - | - |
| 7 | Knights | Won | 24 - 6 | Halfback | 80 | - | 4 | 8 | 486 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 21 | 1 | 71 | 30 | 3 | 108 | - | - |
| 8 | Sea Eagles | Won | 28 - 16 | Halfback | 80 | - | 4 | 8 | 456 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 16 | 1 | 63 | 19 | 4 | 55 | - | - |
| 9 | Sharks | Won | 48 - 0 | Halfback | 80 | - | 8 | 16 | 548 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 31 | 1 | 71 | 18 | 1 | 144 | - | 5 |
| 10 | Titans | Won | 12 - 48 | Halfback | 80 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 266 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 73 | 19 | 1 | 173 | 9 | - |
| 11 | Rabbitohs | Won | 12 - 56 | Halfback | 80 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 457 | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | - | 58 | 16 | 2 | 83 | - | - |
| 12 | Bulldogs | Won | 30 - 4 | Halfback | 70 | - | 3 | 6 | 579 | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 3 | 69 | 8 | - | 78 | - | - |
| 15 | Roosters | Won | 38 - 12 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 588 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | - | 84 | 20 | 3 | 165 | - | - |
| 22 | Dragons | Won | 16 - 34 | Five-Eighth | 75 | - | 5 | 10 | 450 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 57 | 22 | - | 78 | - | - |
| 23 | Rabbitohs | Won | 25 - 12 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 844 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 22 | 1 | 81 | 20 | - | 79 | 7 | - |
| 24 | Wests Tigers | Won | 30 - 16 | Halfback | 80 | - | 5 | 10 | 274 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 20 | 2 | 77 | 21 | 6 | 140 | - | - |
| 25 | Eels | Won | 6 - 40 | Halfback | 75 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 603 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 18 | 1 | 59 | 12 | 3 | 108 | - | - |
| 26 | Rabbitohs | Lost | 10 - 16 | Halfback | 80 | - | 3 | 6 | 508 | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | 69 | 13 | 2 | 76 | 7 | - |
| 27 | Eels | Won | 8 - 6 | Halfback | 80 | - | 2 | 4 | 807 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 20 | 1 | 71 | 16 | 6 | 125 | - | - |
| 28 | Storm | Won | 6 - 10 | Halfback | 80 | - | 1 | 2 | 672 | - | 1 | - | - | 22 | - | 62 | 24 | 5 | 83 | 12 | - |
| 29 | Rabbitohs | Won | 14 - 12 | Halfback | 80 | - | 3 | 6 | 649 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 27 | 2 | 79 | 17 | 9 | 111 | - | - |
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 |
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 | 2021 | 120 | 80 | 40 | - | 67% | 46 | 423 | 1,040 | 42,232 | 351.94 | 84.10% | 102 | 74 | 91 | 6,954 | 2,149 | 292 | 10,206 | 85.00 | 163 | 7,525 | 62.7 |
