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News.com.au
4 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘Wasn't expecting it': James Tedesco's State of Origin revelation
James Tedesco says he has come to terms with the fact he will likely never represent the NSW Blues again, despite arguably being the form fullback of the past two years. Tedesco made 22 straight appearances for NSW from the final game of the 2016 series through to the end of 2023. However, he was dropped in favour of Dylan Edwards for the 2024 series, only to be rushed in last-minute for Game 1 after the Panthers star was ruled out with injury. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. But after Edwards was cleared for Game 2, the Panthers No.1 came straight back in, meaning Tedesco missed out on being part of the team that came back from a Game 1 defeat to clinch the series. Instead, Tedesco was sat at home watching NSW lift the shield, a moment he admits was very tough to not be apart of. And despite talks that he could earn a recall in 2025 due to his incredible NRL form and the fact that Edwards continued to be hampered by a leg injury, he was again overlooked, to the surprise of many, but not Tedesco. 'Last year was probably hard … it was a bit awkward for me to watch,' he said on Nine's Freddy and the Eighth. 'I'd been there since 2016, not missed a game, so it was a bit weird for me to watch on TV … but this year I felt really relaxed. I wasn't expecting to play Origin. 'I think a lot of external talk was about that, but I wasn't expecting that. I knew they'd go with Dyl (Edwards) who's playing some great footy and they won last year.' While tough to watch in 2024, in 2025 Tedesco says his perspective has entirely shifted and insists he is no longer bothered by not being selected for Origin. The 32-year-old says after welcoming a child into the world with his wife Maria, Rosie, and with a second daughter on the way, his focus is now on family and not things out of his control in the footy world. 'I've really sat back and just enjoyed watching footy this year – even club footy,' he said. ' … I got married (in 2021) and had kids, and now my life revolves around my family. I can't wait to come home and see my little daughter. She runs up, gives me a hug and honestly it doesn't get much better than that. 'I can't wait to keep growing my family.'
Daily Telegraph
4 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Telegraph
NRL 2025: Nathan Cleary the hero as the Penrith Panthers pip the Dogs in a thriller
Don't miss out on the headlines from NRL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Not shy of the big moments, Panthers star Nathan Cleary has delivered one for his team to lead them to a thrilling 8-6 win over the Bulldogs on Thursday night. With the Panthers trailing 6-2, Cleary charged down a Matt Burton kick before regathering it with no one near him to score in the 55th minute. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. 'What a moment. Did anyone have that on their bingo card in this match?' Andrew Voss said. Because of a groin issue he carried into Origin 2, Cleary didn't kick for goal, with Dylan Edwards instead holding the tee. Nathan Cleary proved the match-winner for the Panthers. Photo: Fox Sports Edwards slotted the conversion in what proved the final scoring play of the match. Edwards missed a simple penalty goal in the dying minutes which opened the door for the Bulldogs to steal the win. The Bulldogs had one last chance to hit the front with the final play and it looked on when Stephen Crichton made a mini break close to the line but his pass was knocked down and went into touch. Fox League's Bryan Fletcher labelled it the 'game of the year' on The Late Show with Matty Johns. Cleary and Luke Garner celebrate after the final whistle. (Photo by) There was some drama inside the final three minutes, with the Bulldogs awarded a penalty after Brian To'o was placed on report for a contentious high shot. With the kick to be 30 metres out and on the sideline, the Bulldogs elected to kick for touch instead of attempting the game-tying kick. The game featured several bruising hits, with the tenacity of both teams the highlight. 'It's semi-final like. The intensity has been high, it's been end-to-end,' Michael Ennis said on Fox League. The Dogs fell short in a lowscoring classic. (Photo by) Fullback Connor Tracey was outstanding in the first half, recording two incredible try savers on Blaize Talagi. 'That is a hell of a play. He hits him with everything he has,' Cooper Cronk said in commentary. But the Panthers held on to show their title defence is far from over. They're coached by a former Panthers assistant in Cameron Ciraldo and some of their best players won comps with Penrith. But the Bulldogs found out they're not quite there yet as they try to replicate what the mountain men have achieved lately. They were dogged in defence as they have been all year, but you have to be perfect if you want to beat the best. Ciraldo said on Wednesday that he had a plan A, plan B and plan C for how to use Lachlan Galvin, but he had to come up with something new just one minute into the contest when front-rower Daniel Suluka-Fifita was forced off. The starting prop was ruled out by the independent head doctor after a heavy collision from the opening kick-off which threw their interchange plans into disarray. Galvin came on 12 minutes into the second half for Reed Mahoney, with Toby Sexton shifting to dummy-half just as we saw when the Bulldogs beat the Eels. The mid-season recruit gave away a penalty and struggled to make an impact after Sexton and Mahoney had earlier combined to set up Jacob Preston for the game's first try on the back of some lovely short passes through the middle. To'o got through plenty of work but there have to be concerns after he required strapping to his left knee in the first half and battled for the rest of the night. To'o overcame a hamstring injury to score a hat-trick for the Blues last week but never looked comfortable on Thursday in a worrying sign ahead of game three on July 9. Originally published as Nathan Cleary the hero as the Panthers pip the Dogs in a thriller
News.com.au
4 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Nathan Cleary the hero as the Panthers pip the Dogs in a thriller
Not shy of the big moments, Panthers star Nathan Cleary has delivered one for his team to lead them to a thrilling 8-6 win over the Bulldogs on Thursday night. With the Panthers trailing 6-2, Cleary charged down a Matt Burton kick before regathering it with no one near him to score in the 55th minute. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. 'What a moment. Did anyone have that on their bingo card in this match?' Andrew Voss said. Because of a groin issue he carried into Origin 2, Cleary didn't kick for goal, with Dylan Edwards instead holding the tee. Edwards slotted the conversion in what proved the final scoring play of the match. Edwards missed a simple penalty goal in the dying minutes which opened the door for the Bulldogs to steal the win. The Bulldogs had one last chance to hit the front with the final play and it looked on when Stephen Crichton made a mini break close to the line but his pass was knocked down and went into touch. Fox League's Bryan Fletcher labelled it the 'game of the year' on The Late Show with Matty Johns. There was some drama inside the final three minutes, with the Bulldogs awarded a penalty after Brian To'o was placed on report for a contentious high shot. With the kick to be 30 metres out and on the sideline, the Bulldogs elected to kick for touch instead of attempting the game-tying kick. The game featured several bruising hits, with the tenacity of both teams the highlight. 'It's semi-final like. The intensity has been high, it's been end-to-end,' Michael Ennis said on Fox League. Fullback Connor Tracey was outstanding in the first half, recording two incredible try savers on Blaize Talagi. 'That is a hell of a play. He hits him with everything he has,' Cooper Cronk said in commentary. But the Panthers held on to show their title defence is far from over. They're coached by a former Panthers assistant in Cameron Ciraldo and some of their best players won comps with Penrith. But the Bulldogs found out they're not quite there yet as they try to replicate what the mountain men have achieved lately. They were dogged in defence as they have been all year, but you have to be perfect if you want to beat the best. Ciraldo said on Wednesday that he had a plan A, plan B and plan C for how to use Lachlan Galvin, but he had to come up with something new just one minute into the contest when front-rower Daniel Suluka-Fifita was forced off. The starting prop was ruled out by the independent head doctor after a heavy collision from the opening kick-off which threw their interchange plans into disarray. Galvin came on 12 minutes into the second half for Reed Mahoney, with Toby Sexton shifting to dummy-half just as we saw when the Bulldogs beat the Eels. The mid-season recruit gave away a penalty and struggled to make an impact after Sexton and Mahoney had earlier combined to set up Jacob Preston for the game's first try on the back of some lovely short passes through the middle. To'o got through plenty of work but there have to be concerns after he required strapping to his left knee in the first half and battled for the rest of the night. To'o overcame a hamstring injury to score a hat-trick for the Blues last week but never looked comfortable on Thursday in a worrying sign ahead of game three on July 9.
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Panthers make mockery of calls to suspend 'unfair' NRL comp as Cleary's heir shines
Ivan Cleary was left stunned and proud of his Penrith Panthers outfit after defeating the Warriors, despite missing his State of Origin stars, as fans urge the NRL to stop the competition during the rep schedule. There have been growing calls for the NRL to come up with a solution during the Origin period with a number of teams ravaged by injuries and selection issues. In the first bye round, the Panthers were decimated with five representatives ruled out. The Newcastle Knights hammered Penrith in their clash, which led to frustration over the quality and depth of teams forced to play during the Origin period. Coach Cleary was also left fuming prior to the clash against the Warriors knowing Nathan Cleary, Isaah Yeo, Dylan Edwards, Brian To'o and Liam Martin would not fly from Perth to New Zealand and play against the Warriors. The coach was obviously fearing a similar result to the one against the Knights a few weeks ago considering he was fielding a similar said. Speaking last weekend, Cleary labelled the situation "unfair". He said: "The Origin players won't be playing because they can't. I don't think it's fair that we can't play... we should be able to make that decision. Through flights, we just can't get them there." The Warriors were flying-high and many predicted the home side to put another cricket score on the Panthers missing all their representatives. However, the Panthers showed pride in the jersey and their performance having defeated the Warriors 28-18. "Obviously the context is important, but just the way the boys went about it. Every time there wasn't something great, they got on with it and made up for it," Cleary said when asked about the win missing his Origin stars. "Just very happy for the boys and hopefully something we can build on. "I should mention the leadership, Scott you lose the calibre of the guys we had you need that leadership to step up. And it just helps the younger guys. Our leaders tonight were outstanding." When asked about the loss to the Knights a few weeks back, Cleary admitted it was on their mind. "I definitely think that was probably the starting point - they just wanted to prove to themselves and everyone that we're certainly better than what we showed that night," he added. "We've tried to build a culture here where it doesn't matter who's playing and you deliver a certain standard and whether you win or not." Fans were stunned at the Panthers win after so much was made of their missing stars. The depth of the Panthers made a mockery of the competition, but it was also a worrying loss for the Warriors who have been carrying so much momentum in recent weeks. Brave win by the Panthers tonight without their Origin stars. The Warriors had some big moments but they were matched by even bigger plays by the Panthers. There's a further blow for the Wahs with DWZ (ankle), Niukore (HIA) failing to finish while Metcalf (quad) limped off. — The League Scene (@LeagueScenePod) June 21, 2025 Origin depleted Panthers on the road against a near full strength(?) Wahs team in front of a packed out home may still fall short at the end of Round 27 but this will be no doubt one of the best, if not the best win of the season. #NRLWarriorsPanthers #pantherpride — Parra Panthers (@letsgopenrith) June 21, 2025 No origin players.. Okaaayyy Panthers 👏🏽 I just know they're gonna make the 8 😑😂 — . (@__seraphinatee) June 21, 2025 The Warriors seemed to go in overly confident tonight being at home and Panthers having their origin stars out— but man the panthers should be proud of themselves. 👏🏻 Their senior players really stepped up aswell. — Chloe Jones (@FinalGirlChloe) June 21, 2025 Sorensen was player-of-the-match with two tries for his side. But it was also the performance of young recruit Blaize Talagi that had fans excited. Without the influence of Nathan Cleary in the halves, Blaize Talagi enjoyed one of his best games in the jersey. The 20-year-old didn't start the beginning of the season with coach Cleary looking at Jack Cole to partner his son Nathan. Talagi was expected to slot right in after his move from the Parramatta Eels, but bided his time. But the Panthers five-eighth was instrumental for his side with his chief playmaker missing. Talagi scored a stunning solo try, but also assisted another when he took advantage of Dallin Watene-Zelezniak limping in the defensive line. And fans are feeling the Panthers team are starting to hum in time to make a late run to finals footy. Although Cleary made no excuse and claimed the team will finish where they deserve. "We'll finish where we deserve ... we're playing a bit of our brand of footy so at least we give ourselves a chance." Blaize Talagi is starting to show why Penrith brought him to the club. He's developing slowly but nicely. Great try here plus a nice pass to put Sorensen through for one of his tries as well.#PantherPride — Peter Lang (@PeterVLang) June 21, 2025 Warriors coach Andrew Webster was left shellshocked at his team's performance having entered the clash as heavy favourites. "I don't look at the personnel of the opposition, I look at the way we play, our style," Webster said. "If we played our best game tonight, and they played their best game, and we got beaten by that scoreline, then I'd be upset but we didn't play well. I think we beat ourselves tonight, and they were very good, the Panthers, but we just didn't get our game on at all."
The Advertiser
17-06-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Panthers take on Warriors without Origin stars
It's one of the toughest road trips in the NRL and Penrith will have to play the Warriors away without five of their finest players. NSW guns Nathan Cleary, Dylan Edwards, Brian To'o, Isaah Yeo and Liam Martin were all absent from the squad named by Ivan Cleary for the clash in Auckland on Saturday afternoon. It was always a bridge too far to get the five from Perth to New Zealand and give them a reasonable recovery time. The coach alluded to it, and the unkind draw, after last week's win over Wests Tigers. "The Origin players won't be playing because they can't. I don't think it's fair that we can't play them but through flights we just can't get them there," Cleary said. Brad Schneider (half), Daine Laurie (fullback) Matthew Eisenhuth (lock), Paul Alamoti (wing) and Isaiah Papali'i (second-row) have all been elevated into the starting side. In other team news, NSW centre Bradman Best makes his return from a hamstring injury for Newcastle against the Dolphins in Perth on Saturday while winger Dom Young makes his return to the Knights on the wing after playing last week for Sydney Roosters before getting a release. Canberra winger Jed Stuart, son of Ricky Stuart, makes his NRL debut away to Wests Tigers on Friday night after replacing the injured Savelio Tamale. South Sydney have named Cody Walker (groin) and Campbell Graham (back spasms) on an extended bench for the home clash with Melbourne on Saturday night, with Englishman Lewis Dodd getting a recall to replace Jayden Sullivan (calf). Brisbane welcome back-rower Jack Gosiewski's return on the bench from a broken arm against Cronulla at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday. North Queensland and Sydney Roosters have named all of their Origin players for the showdown at Accor Stadium. Parramatta will have a new-look halves pairing of Joash Papalii and Dean Hawkins at home to replace Dylan Brown (suspended) and Mitch Moses (calf) in the final match of the round against Gold Coast on Sunday night. The Titans have listed boom second-rower David Fifita at No.18 in his possible return from ankle surgery. It's one of the toughest road trips in the NRL and Penrith will have to play the Warriors away without five of their finest players. NSW guns Nathan Cleary, Dylan Edwards, Brian To'o, Isaah Yeo and Liam Martin were all absent from the squad named by Ivan Cleary for the clash in Auckland on Saturday afternoon. It was always a bridge too far to get the five from Perth to New Zealand and give them a reasonable recovery time. The coach alluded to it, and the unkind draw, after last week's win over Wests Tigers. "The Origin players won't be playing because they can't. I don't think it's fair that we can't play them but through flights we just can't get them there," Cleary said. Brad Schneider (half), Daine Laurie (fullback) Matthew Eisenhuth (lock), Paul Alamoti (wing) and Isaiah Papali'i (second-row) have all been elevated into the starting side. In other team news, NSW centre Bradman Best makes his return from a hamstring injury for Newcastle against the Dolphins in Perth on Saturday while winger Dom Young makes his return to the Knights on the wing after playing last week for Sydney Roosters before getting a release. Canberra winger Jed Stuart, son of Ricky Stuart, makes his NRL debut away to Wests Tigers on Friday night after replacing the injured Savelio Tamale. South Sydney have named Cody Walker (groin) and Campbell Graham (back spasms) on an extended bench for the home clash with Melbourne on Saturday night, with Englishman Lewis Dodd getting a recall to replace Jayden Sullivan (calf). Brisbane welcome back-rower Jack Gosiewski's return on the bench from a broken arm against Cronulla at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday. North Queensland and Sydney Roosters have named all of their Origin players for the showdown at Accor Stadium. Parramatta will have a new-look halves pairing of Joash Papalii and Dean Hawkins at home to replace Dylan Brown (suspended) and Mitch Moses (calf) in the final match of the round against Gold Coast on Sunday night. The Titans have listed boom second-rower David Fifita at No.18 in his possible return from ankle surgery. It's one of the toughest road trips in the NRL and Penrith will have to play the Warriors away without five of their finest players. NSW guns Nathan Cleary, Dylan Edwards, Brian To'o, Isaah Yeo and Liam Martin were all absent from the squad named by Ivan Cleary for the clash in Auckland on Saturday afternoon. It was always a bridge too far to get the five from Perth to New Zealand and give them a reasonable recovery time. The coach alluded to it, and the unkind draw, after last week's win over Wests Tigers. "The Origin players won't be playing because they can't. I don't think it's fair that we can't play them but through flights we just can't get them there," Cleary said. Brad Schneider (half), Daine Laurie (fullback) Matthew Eisenhuth (lock), Paul Alamoti (wing) and Isaiah Papali'i (second-row) have all been elevated into the starting side. In other team news, NSW centre Bradman Best makes his return from a hamstring injury for Newcastle against the Dolphins in Perth on Saturday while winger Dom Young makes his return to the Knights on the wing after playing last week for Sydney Roosters before getting a release. Canberra winger Jed Stuart, son of Ricky Stuart, makes his NRL debut away to Wests Tigers on Friday night after replacing the injured Savelio Tamale. South Sydney have named Cody Walker (groin) and Campbell Graham (back spasms) on an extended bench for the home clash with Melbourne on Saturday night, with Englishman Lewis Dodd getting a recall to replace Jayden Sullivan (calf). Brisbane welcome back-rower Jack Gosiewski's return on the bench from a broken arm against Cronulla at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday. North Queensland and Sydney Roosters have named all of their Origin players for the showdown at Accor Stadium. Parramatta will have a new-look halves pairing of Joash Papalii and Dean Hawkins at home to replace Dylan Brown (suspended) and Mitch Moses (calf) in the final match of the round against Gold Coast on Sunday night. The Titans have listed boom second-rower David Fifita at No.18 in his possible return from ankle surgery.
