Dragons confirm mass cleanout; Cowboys farewell 11 players<\/a><\/p>\nThe champion halfback appeared on Nine\u2019s 100% Footy on Monday night and was asked if Jett coming to Penrith next year had an influence on whether he\u2019d re-sign or not.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt does a bit, probably because of the fact that I never thought it was possible,\u201d Cleary said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen it did become a possibility, just to train with him every single day, it means the world to me and it\u2019s something that I\u2019d really like to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like I can offer a lot to him and his development so we\u2019ll see what happens.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has the opportunity to come back home and if we\u2019re able to play even one game together, that would be something I\u2019d cherish.\u201d <\/p>\n
Cleary then gave a short four-word answer, with a grin on his face, which should excite Penrith fans.<\/p>\n
He was asked if he may decide his future before November 1, meaning other clubs, like the PNG Chiefs won\u2019t get the opportunity to offer him a contract.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a chance,\u201d Cleary said before panellist Phil Gould chimed in and quipped: \u201cHe\u2019s not going anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nathan Cleary watched Jett\u2019s NRL debut with the Warriors recently.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
On Tuesday morning, Penrith players were happy to hear Cleary\u2019s words.<\/p>\n
Three-time premiership winner at Penrith Izack Tago told foxsports.com.au that if it took Jett to sign to keep Nathan, it would be more than worth it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnything that will help Nathan stay, I think any Penrith player or fan will be happy to accommodate for in whatever that capacity that may be,\u201d Tago said.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously we want Nathan at the club, he\u2019s one of the best players so it would be good (to keep him).\u201d<\/p>\n
Brian To\u2019o, who has won four titles with Cleary, will be leaving Penrith at the end of next season to take up a tax-free contract with the Chiefs.<\/p>\n
The champion winger joked that he wouldn\u2019t be taking Nathan with him, but also said no matter what his decision was, his legacy at Penrith was already set in stone. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhether he goes or not, what he\u2019s done for this club is massive,\u201d To\u2019o told foxsports.com.au.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe legacy that he\u2019s going to leave behind for this club, it\u2019s going to go down in history and he\u2019s definitely the best player I\u2019ve ever seen. <\/p>\n
\u201cJust his work ethic on the field and especially off the field, it\u2019s pretty crazy how much someone can put in that amount of effort and work into this organisation and that shows how much he really cares.\u201d <\/p>\n
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Former Penrith CEO Brian Fletcher predicted to foxsports.com.au last month that Cleary would end his career as a one-club player.<\/a><\/p>\nPenrith backrower Isaiah Papali\u2019I said he heard Nathan\u2019s words the night before and they were comforting.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was good to hear and you know he\u2019s excited about getting young Jett over next year,\u201d Papali\u2019i said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that\u2019s awesome news if that\u2019s the case so we\u2019re excited to see what the future holds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cleary will lose millions if he stays at Penrith, with a tax-free contract at the Chiefs, reportedly worth upwards of $1.5 million a season, waiting for him from November 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Penrith players have reacted to the news that Jett Cleary\u2019s impending arrival at the club could help keep…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":593723,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213],"class_list":["post-593722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/593723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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