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The Panthers have since provided an update on his injury revealing he will be \u201cassessed and monitored\u201d in the coming days as the side gets this weekend off after progressing straight into the preliminary final.<\/p>\n
\u201cCleary sustained a stress-related bone issue in his foot during Sunday afternoon\u2019s Qualifying Final victory over the Sydney Roosters,\u201d a club statement read on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cCleary will continue to be assessed and monitored by the Panthers medical team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cleary told Fox League on Sunday: \u201cI copped a little bump on the foot and it was a pretty important kick so I just wanted Dyl to take it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn\u2019t sure how the foot was going to hold up so it was just precautionary to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Journalist Brent Read relayed intel from \u2018NRL Phsyio\u2019 who explained Dylan Edwards played through a stress fracture in the 2021 finals series \u201cbut there are some fractures in the foot where you cannot play\u201d.<\/p>\n
Trindall to play through pain in finals | 02:34<\/p>\n
\u201cDo we think they\u2019re just using terminology here to conceal the severity of the injury?\u201d Braith Anasta asked on NRL 360.<\/p>\n
Anasta explained he had a stress fracture in his navicular at one stage, \u201cand there\u2019s no blood flow in your foot so it takes time to recover.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s actually really annoying. It\u2019s painful but it\u2019s playable, but it\u2019s there, and it\u2019s irritating and it doesn\u2019t go away. He\u2019ll have it for the rest of the year but you\u2019ve got to hope it\u2019s not severe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile in the final seconds of the opening half of Penrith\u2019s clash against the Sydney Roosters, Cleary ran through the kicking legs of Hugo Savala and immediately knew he was in danger of being sent from the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s force in it. (It\u2019s) very dangerous and high risk of injury,\u201d referee Gerard Sutton was heard saying on the field.<\/p>\n
The four-time premiership-winner and 2026 Wally Lewis Medallist was hit with a grade one dangerous contact charge on Monday morning.<\/p>\n
He is only facing a fine of $1,000 as a result and will be available for selection in the preliminary finals.<\/p>\n
Melee IGNITES after Cleary sin bin | 01:30<\/p>\n
Speaking on Fox League, Matty Johns believed Cleary could be facing an extended stint on the sidelines.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe could be facing a two or three weeks suspension,\u201d Johns said on Finals Footy with Matty Johns.<\/p>\n
Former NRL Dally M winner Todd Carney added, \u201cYou look at the vision again. He\u2019s not going for the body. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s obviously shadowing the kicker and he ends up hitting his leg. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe rules say it\u2019s a dangerous play, but it\u2019s a big one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cleary himself spoke post-game, calling his decision to attempt a charge down on Savala a \u201cstupid\u201d one.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mind was going a million miles an hour if I\u2019m honest (after the sin bin),\u201d Cleary said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a lot of guilt and I felt like I let the boys down. It was a super stupid decision. <\/p>\n
\u201cI thought I saw an opportunity to make a big play on half time but it was the opposite.\u201d<\/p>\n
‘We can’t do anything Mark can do!’ | 00:36<\/p>\n