{"id":302395,"date":"2023-05-31T05:18:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T05:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=302395"},"modified":"2023-05-31T06:59:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T06:59:08","slug":"immortals-ominous-tip-after-cleary-phone-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=302395","title":{"rendered":"Immortal's ominous tip after Cleary phone calls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blues<\/a> great Andrew Johns<\/a> has tipped Nathan Cleary<\/a> to "elevate himself" above the rest and take a stranglehold of an Origin<\/a> series.<\/p>\n

And in tipping him as player of the match for game one in Adelaide on Wednesday night, he said this could be the series he does it.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Wide World of Sports' Immortal Behaviour<\/em><\/a>, Johns said the Panthers superstar had been working to reach the upper echelons of league since his early teens, and it wasn't a case of if, but when he would become of the greats.<\/p>\n

FOLLOW LIVE:<\/strong> State of Origin 2023 Game 1<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> Top contender knocks back Dragons offer at 11th hour<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

READ MORE: \ufeff<\/strong>Concern for star who's 'gone a season too long'<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Johns said he cold-calls Cleary throughout the season with pointers, but said he was once much more "hands-on".<\/p>\n

"He knows what it takes to win an Origin," Johns said.<\/p>\n

\"Nathan<\/p>\n

"He's in that sweet spot of his career. The next five, six years we're going to see him elevate himself even more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"I ring him every now and then, not too much, probably a couple of times a year if I see something in his game I think he needs to work on or something that I think he's excelled in.<\/p>\n

"But he knows his game, he's looking to improve all the time, works so hard on his game, watches footy, watches training, watches training back, different things.<\/p>\n

"He's just in total control of his game."<\/p>\n

Here are the tips of Nine's experts for State of Origin game one.\ufeff<\/p>\n

WALLY LEWIS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game one winner<\/strong>: Maroons by 2<\/p>\n

Player of the match<\/strong>: \ufeffCameron Munster<\/p>\n

\"Cameron<\/p>\n

DANIKA MASON\ufeff<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game one winner<\/strong>: Blues by 8<\/p>\n

Player of the match<\/strong>: \ufeffJames Tedesco<\/p>\n

PETER PSALTIS\ufeff<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game one winner<\/strong>: Maroons by 2<\/p>\n

Player of the match<\/strong>: \ufeffReece Walsh<\/p>\n

ANDREW JOHNS\ufeff<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game one winner<\/strong>: Blues by 8<\/p>\n

Player of the match<\/strong>: \ufeffNathan Cleary<\/p>\n

JAMES BRACEY\ufeff<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game one winner<\/strong>: Blues by 7<\/p>\n

Player of the match<\/strong>: \ufeffNathan Cleary<\/p>\n

\"BRISBANE,<\/p>\n

MATHEW THOMPSON\ufeff<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game one winner<\/strong>: Maroons by 1<\/p>\n

Player of the match<\/strong>: \ufeffReece Walsh<\/p>\n

THE MOLE\ufeff<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game one winner<\/strong>: Blues by 7<\/p>\n

Player of the match<\/strong>: \ufeffNathan Cleary<\/p>\n

DARREN LOCKYER\ufeff<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game one winner<\/strong>: Maroons by 4<\/p>\n

Player of the match<\/strong>: \ufeffBen Hunt<\/p>\n

\"Fittler<\/p>\n

DAVID MIDDLETON\ufeff<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game one winner<\/strong>: Blues by 2<\/p>\n

Player of the match<\/strong>: \ufeffPayne Haas<\/p>\n

ALLANA FERGUSON\ufeff<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game one winner<\/strong>: Blues by 12<\/p>\n

Player of the match<\/strong>: \ufeffPayne Haas<\/p>\n

BEN GLOVER\ufeff<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Game one winner<\/strong>: Blues by 6<\/p>\n

Player of the match<\/strong>: \ufeffTom Trbojevic<\/p>\n

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