Aug 31, 2026 · 42 min · 16 segments
The Warriors got the win over the Knights, but questions remain. This week on The Big League Podcast, Nathan Limm and Nick Bewley debate Jett Cleary's first-grade debut, dissect the defensive lapses…
Nathan LimHost
Taine TuaupikiGuest
Alex Powell
Shock and awe as the Warriors unexpectedly roll out the most inexperienced NRL halves combination in a decade.
Jet Cleary on debut at halfback, Luke Hansen at 5'8", and anticipation levels within the fan base reaching fever pitch.
With Ivan and Nathan watching on from the stands, Jet Cleary was targeted by Newcastle.
Massive shots, late hits, pushing his face into the turf every time he was on the ground.
His kicking game was hit or miss, and his defence was generally quite poor, seven missed tackles.
The amount of adversity the halfback unfairly faced just because of his last name makes this performance one to remember.
Fans were stunned when Tamari Martin and Chanel Harris-DeVita were both ruled out late with hamstring issues, but Cleary and Hanson, they've kept the Warriors top of the table.
Yeah, fair play to them too because I think Luke Carey, three-time NRL Premiership winning halfback, was mentioning a couple of weeks ago what club other than the Warriors can handle being down to their fourth string halfback.
and luke metcalf and just trotted out our fifth string halfback alongside an inexperienced five eight so uh tremendous effort as you outlined there i thought it was it was a real welcome to the nrl wasn't it that newcastle laid on for jet clary um but as andrew webster said and some of the the vision i've seen on on socials when uh jet clary was named internally.
It must be difficult when you have that surname and we know what that name carries in terms of Ivan Cleary and Nathan Cleary.
Shock and awe as the Warriors unexpectedly roll out the most inexperienced NRL halves combination in a decade.
Jet Cleary on debut at halfback, Luke Hansen at 5'8", and anticipation levels within the fan base reaching fever pitch.
With Ivan and Nathan watching on from the stands, Jet Cleary was targeted by Newcastle.
Massive shots, late hits, pushing his face into the turf every time he was on the ground.
His kicking game was hit or miss, and his defence was generally quite poor, seven missed tackles.
The amount of adversity the halfback unfairly faced just because of his last name makes this performance one to remember.
Fans were stunned when Tamari Martin and Chanel Harris-DeVita were both ruled out late with hamstring issues, but Cleary and Hanson, they've kept the Warriors top of the table.
Yeah, fair play to them too because I think Luke Carey, three-time NRL Premiership winning halfback, was mentioning a couple of weeks ago what club other than the Warriors can handle being down to their fourth string halfback.
and luke metcalf and just trotted out our fifth string halfback alongside an inexperienced five eight so uh tremendous effort as you outlined there i thought it was it was a real welcome to the nrl wasn't it that newcastle laid on for jet clary um but as andrew webster said and some of the the vision i've seen on on socials when uh jet clary was named internally.
It must be difficult when you have that surname and we know what that name carries in terms of Ivan Cleary and Nathan Cleary.
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