Andrew Johns says Nathan Cleary is on the verge of his own great era, confident the NSW No.7 is ready to own a State of Origin series. Origin 7NEWS
But in this year’s Origin camp, the rugby league Immortal is comfortable taking a back seat.debutant and 20-year-old Origin rookie to the game’s leading No.7.
He also sees a man who is ready to dominate Origin, after copping the same knock he did for failing to do so through the early years of his career.Credit:Cleary has won three of five series he has played for NSW, one more than Johns did over his first five years for the Blues between 1995 and 1999. Come 2000, Johns was able to take full charge of the Origin arena, winning seven of his next 10 games in a period of prolonged dominance for NSW.“I was about 25 or 26, Nathan is the same age. The next four or five years, fingers crossed he stays injury free, you are going to see a different player.“So the ceiling, who knows where he gets to. Who knows how good he can get.”
Johns said it was at around the same age he had his lightbulb moment as a player, working under Warren Ryan at
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