Overview

• Cleary tweaked his groin during Tuesday’s captain’s run and struggled with his kicking load throughout Game 2 despite playing on.
• Mitchell Moses was ruled out with a calf strain that scans show will sideline him for at least six weeks.
• Penrith officials say they were unaware of Cleary’s training restrictions before the match, exposing a breakdown in club-state communication.
• Daley has accepted responsibility for NSW’s first-half collapse and is under scrutiny for his handling of key injuries.
• Cleary will sit out Penrith’s round 16 trip to Auckland and is expected to return against the Canterbury Bulldogs on June 26 as NSW finalise preparations for the decider.