like an octopus<\/a>. Can they lose an arm and just carry on? It\u2019s pretty incredible what he\u2019s been able to do,\u201d Cleary said.<\/p>\n\u201cIt says a lot about his courage, but also how process driven he is. He took in all the information when the scan came back and listened to the physios and the doctors and took it all in.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s extraordinary mental skill and resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n
You wouldn\u2019t have known about the injury if you watched him play, with the mental demons from his return game long gone. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat was probably more last week. Getting through last week, that was the goal,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI had probably a month to try to figure out what I was going to do, and then the Tigers game I wanted to make sure that I didn\u2019t go and let the team down by going out for a couple of tackles and having to put my hand up in a final.<\/p>\n
\u201cKnowing I could get through that game was nice, but then like I said, it felt better again today, so I\u2019m really pleased.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sunday\u2019s win means the Panthers have the week off and have now qualified for their seventh preliminary final in a row.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s an extraordinary achievement by a club that lost countless stars over the years but has found a way to remain dominant thanks to their core of Yeo, Nathan Cleary, Dylan Edwards, Liam Martin and Moses Leota. <\/p>\n
They will face the winner of the match between the Warriors and the Knights in a couple of weeks, with Cleary proud of his troops for keeping the streak alive when their players weren\u2019t rested in the final rounds. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s nothing like sitting back and watching your opponents go at it the next week as well,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll just rest a bit and get some preparation done that you can\u2019t usually from a week to week basis. It\u2019s much needed and very well earned by the boys.\u201d<\/p>\n
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