{"id":752431,"date":"2026-06-22T07:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/752431\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T07:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:48:13","slug":"football-news-2026-mary-fowler-nathan-cleary-relationship-state-of-origin-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/752431\/","title":{"rendered":"Football news 2026: Mary Fowler, Nathan Cleary relationship; State of Origin moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

What did Mary Fowler<\/a> tell Nathan Cleary<\/a> in the wake of NSW\u2019s devastating game two State of Origin<\/a> loss to Queensland in Melbourne?<\/p>\n

The Matildas<\/a> and Manchester City star has certainly got the sporting wisdom to pass on some gems to her four-time premiership winning partner.<\/p>\n

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Nathan Cleary and Mary Fowler.\u00a0Today<\/p>\n

But while a tender dressing room moment with Cleary after the 44-24 drubbing melted even Maroons hearts, it wasn\u2019t the time for that. <\/p>\n

\u201cNo, no advice,\u201d Fowler told Nine\u2019s Today from a Weet-Bix grassroots football clinic in Western Sydney on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s amazing to get moments like that to go and watch him. I don\u2019t get to see him very often, so, I honestly just feel so blessed when I do get to go and support him. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe knows what he\u2019s doing and loss is a part of every sporting journey. I\u2019ll just be there to support him, and he goes again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The MCG match was Fowler\u2019s first live Origin experience.<\/p>\n

And while she loves the big stage, she equally enjoys spending time with the next generation as she passes on mental tips as well as technical and tactical ones.<\/p>\n

Fowler\u2019s 2025 memoir Bloom was widely praised for her willingness to tackle the tough topics of depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really beautiful anytime I get to speak to kids and they feel comfortable enough to open up to me about personal stuff,\u201d the 23-year-old from Cairns said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoments like these, being out here today, it just fills me even more and connects me with my reason for why I am playing. There are a lot of kids who feel inspired to play sport, but there are also a lot of things outside of sport that sport can help kids with and that helped me a lot.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I do feel like the more we share stuff about our journeys and in particular mental health, I think it can go a long way for other people who may not be able to talk about those things.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mary Fowler gets stuck into some Weet-Bix.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n

Fowler\u2019s City will start their Women\u2019s Super League title defence in September, with comprehensive coverage on Stan Sport.<\/p>\n

If you or anyone you know needs immediate support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or via lifeline.org.au<\/a>. In an emergency, call 000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What did Mary Fowler tell Nathan Cleary in the wake of NSW\u2019s devastating game two State of Origin…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":752432,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":["post-752431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/752432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}