Ivan Cleary Exit Shock, Rooster Rumours & Origin Leaks
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G'day and welcome to Kenny Blitch, your daily hit of NRL news. And Kenny, what a day of news it's been because this morning we found out that Ivan Cleary was calling a press conference today at 2pm and we've just watched the press conference. And in that press conference, some big announcements were made.
Yeah, look, obviously he told the Penrith Panthers that he will finish up coaching at the end of next season when his contract runs out. Panthers announced that Peter Wallace will take over as the head coach, which I think is a really positive move for the club. But it shocked everyone. At first, when it was initially muted that there was going to be a press conference, most people thought it was an announcement for an extension of his contract.
What are the latest updates on Ivan Cleary's coaching situation?
I will say, though, Wallace, there has been... Whisper's going around for probably six, eight weeks that Ivan might be moving on. I wouldn't say it was a total surprise, but that said, he also did say in the press conference that he's got no ambition to coach against the Panthers heading into the future. You believe that? No, I don't really. Look, we've got to take him at his word, I suppose. But look, rugby league is such a fluid game as far as the way things move with coaching and players and contracts. Ivan was the guy that...
What sparked the debate around Luke Metcalf's release request?
told his players to get on the bus at west tigers and uh before they were all off the bus he was off before him so uh you know to get head back to penrith and the reason he gave to head back to penrith was he wanted to coach nathan we i get that we all under understood that but it went against what he said and against against what he was trying to drive at west tigers when he was there now There has been speculation for a couple of months now that the Roosters are looking at him. I know the Roosters get attached to everybody and they will simply fob this off as us again, so to speak. But that has been going around. I was told last week by somebody that Nathan and Ivan will both clearly be going to the Roosters, which at the time I just said, look, I'm sick of hearing this sort of stuff, attaching people to the Roosters.
Well, they're both off Mark at the end of 27, right?
They're both off. Well, let's just start down and pick it a bit.
What are the implications of the Origin selection drama?
So I was told that, and I said, look, I don't believe it. And it was assured to me that that was the case, that the Roosters are heavy into getting Ivan and Nathan to go there for 2028. Which would mean a lot of things happening at the Roosters. Now, it would mean obviously they've got to clear up a lot of salary cap room. Daley Cherry Evans will be gone, so we're led to believe he's only on about half a million dollars, $600,000 at the Roosters. Well, that'll go partway to affording Nathan, but not the whole way.
Which NSW sides have been leaked ahead of the Origin?
What happens then with Sam Walker, we don't know. There's a lot to go on. And in many ways, it seems crazy. If you've got Sam Walker, why would you go after Nathan Cleary? Well, I would say the Roosters are probably the one club that would do that. They had Mitch Pearce, who was a New South Wales halfback. They got rid of him to get Cooper Cronking because they thought he could get him the grand final. He did do that. So they saw the benefit of doing it that way. That's why I think they've got Daley Cherry Evans in there now. Hugo Savala there last year and that didn't stop them. It didn't stop them.
How is the coaching transition at Penrith expected to unfold?
And they've got numerous young kids coming through, but they still go to the guys who get the job done. Now Nathan is that guy.
Kenny, just on that, a couple of weeks ago we were talking about what's going on at the Roosters because they were clearing the decks. Remember? They were taking a lot of money off their salary cap. A lot of people are leaving the club and they haven't signed that many more players.
Well, that's part of the conspiracy theory here, isn't it? That they're clearing money to get Nathan in. And I'd also suggest whether they get Jack Cleary in because the other part to it, I think the one thing that would bring Nathan or bring Ivan back to coaching and would win him public support is
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:39
2
What are the latest updates on Ivan Cleary's coaching situation?
0:39–1:23
3
What sparked the debate around Luke Metcalf's release request?
1:23–2:22
4
What are the implications of the Origin selection drama?
2:22–2:52
5
Which NSW sides have been leaked ahead of the Origin?
2:52–3:20
6
How is the coaching transition at Penrith expected to unfold?
3:20–4:22
7
What are the key players off contract for the Panthers next season?
4:22–5:12
8
What rumors are circulating about the Roosters' interest in Ivan Cleary?
5:12–44:54
Speakers
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