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When you're the main marquee player and virtually on the same coin as Cleary you are expected to ice those moments. The Knights supporters will be inconsolable on Pongas pass selection. They've got a long off season to stew on it now.
Could you imagine Cleary doing that?.. missing an easy conversation and bombing a try with poor pass selection and pass execution with so much on the line? Nope, nor can I.

I mentioned during the game how Ponga had been in stellar form recently and asked if he had in fact finally started to mature… and then he went and did that.
 
Could you imagine Cleary doing that?.. missing an easy conversation and bombing a try with poor pass selection and pass execution with so much on the line? Nope, nor can I.

I mentioned during the game how Ponga had been in stellar form recently and asked if he had in fact finally started to mature… and then he went and did that.
Exactly, big difference between Cleary and Ponga tho. It's like Ponga is the rookie in the team trying to prove himself, he's got so much to improve on and it starts from what's in your head.
 
Could you imagine Cleary doing that?.. missing an easy conversation and bombing a try with poor pass selection and pass execution with so much on the line? Nope, nor can I.

I mentioned during the game how Ponga had been in stellar form recently and asked if he had in fact finally started to mature… and then he went and did that.
To be fair Cleary isn’t making that break in the first place.
 
Ponga is far better than Reece Walsh; he's just as elusive plus he is good defensively and wants to get involved.
Comparing him to Cleary is inequitable. Cleary is the NRL's best halfback by some way. Ponga is as valuable to Newcastle as Turbo is to Manly.
 

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