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The Panthers superstar suffered a compound fracture of the ankle after his foot was trapped in a Phoenix Crossland hip-drop tackle that saw the Knights hooker sent off. <\/p>\n
Cleary\u2019s foot was facing the wrong way, with players from both sides lending their support as he was taken from the field on a medi-cab.<\/p>\n
Cherry-Evans and Cleary played a couple of games together for Australia at the 2022 World Cup, while they\u2019ve had some memorable battles over the years at club level and in the Origin arena. <\/p>\n
The legendary playmaker was shattered to see the Panthers champion carted from the field and said it was equally difficult seeing Ivan Cleary and the rest of his family try to process things while he also had to coach a preliminary final. <\/p>\n
\u201cOf the parts that I did see of that game yesterday, that was one of them. It was really difficult to watch,\u201d Cherry-Evans said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sending out all my love to him and his recovery process. I hope it goes really smoothly. <\/p>\n
\u201cI watch it through the lens sometimes as a dad, and watching his dad up in the coach\u2019s box, I just could not believe how he would be able to sit there, compose himself and coach a side when his son has just had a pretty rough injury. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s where my thoughts go; I think that\u2019s not just tough on Nathan, but really tough on his family. I definitely send all my love out to him and the family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cleary had emergency surgery on Sunday night and will miss the upcoming World Cup, with fears the injury will take several months to recover from given the traumatic nature of the bone piercing through the skin.<\/p>\n