Multiple outlets report that Nathan Cleary plays a key role in NSW’s scoring late in the match against Queensland. The reports focus on the lead-up to NSW’s third try, describing how Cleary makes a decisive play in the attacking sequence. After stripping the ball from Selwyn Cobbo, Cleary creates a turnover situation that opens the next phase of attack. NSW then converts the play into another try, with Cameron Murray finishing the move as a result of Cleary’s pass and the pressure he applies on the Queensland side.
The articles reference Queensland “giving up” a try described as a “soft try,” framing the event as an error or breakdown following Cleary’s intervention rather than an isolated defensive stop. While the descriptions differ only slightly in phrasing, all accounts agree on the core sequence: Cleary regains possession by forcing a strip on Cobbo and directly enables NSW’s third try through subsequent play involving Murray. The reports therefore align on both the moment that swings possession and the try-scoring outcome.
