Now that Nathan Cleary’s Penrith team have won their fifth consecutive NRL grand final, fans are wondering if teammate Mary Fowler will make a quick visit to Sydney to watch him star in the biggest game of the year.
The Panthers beat Cronulla 26-6 on Saturday night to punch their ticket as they try to claim an incredible fourth straight premiership, and it didn’t take fans long to speculate about the chances of Fowler making a mad dash for support him.
‘Wait… you’ll come back for the GF, right?’ one wrote while commenting on one of Mary’s latest Instagram posts, which revealed her new look.
“The men in Mary Fowler’s comments ask her if she’s going to the grand final… honey that’s the princess of Australia and she’s got places to be, why are you asking stupid questions,” wrote another.
Others warned Mary that they thought her boyfriend would be on the losing side when they faced the Storm on Sunday night, with some commentators asking her not to take her man “back to England” after rumors Cleary was considering playing for an English team. closer to her.
But as eager as Australians are to see Fowler in the Homebush stands for the grand final, there is almost no chance of that happening.
His duties with Manchester City will make it impossible for him to escape as the team plays West Ham just hours after the NRL grand final.
Fowler, who scored in City’s big win over Paris FC in the Champions League earlier this month, is uninjured and will likely feature in the game.
Fans are eager to see Fowler travel to Sydney to support Cleary (pictured together) as he bids to win his fourth consecutive premiership with Penrith on Sunday.
Some sports fans took to social media to wonder if the Matildas star would appear in the NRL grand final, but there is almost no chance of that happening.
Fowler (pictured in action against Brighton on Sunday) is in the middle of the Women’s Super League season with Manchester City and will not be able to travel.
He came on as a substitute in the team’s 1-0 win over Brighton on Sunday and came close to doubling his team’s lead with a shot that went over the bar.
Cleary is battling a worrying shoulder injury that could cause him problems in the grand final, but Penrith are convinced he will be fit for the match.
His right hand was heavily bandaged in the victory over Cronulla, which surprised football fans as there had previously been no indication of any problems with that part of his body.
There was even speculation of a fracture in the hand, but the club has not confirmed it.
Calls for Fowler to attend the grand final come hot on the heels of Cleary opening up about the start of their relationship when she revealed she got into a ‘car chase’ with paparazzi shortly after their love became public.
“Every time I was with her I felt like we were two normal people… and then suddenly people were taking pictures of us, and then they were posting them, and then there were articles, then there were people waiting.” in front of my house,” Cleary said marlee and me podcast.
The couple have largely ignored the attention as their relationship grew, but one episode, which is not connected to any of the Daily Mail Australia stories about them, stands out for the Penrith Panthers halfback.
The Panthers superstar has injury concerns ahead of the decider against Melbourne but Penrith are convinced he will play.
Cleary and Fowler’s romance became public in November last year and he recently opened up about getting into a ‘car chase’ with paparazzi shortly after.
“One day I was driving and I noticed this car was following me,” he said.
‘Then I did some laps, I did some laps, and they did exactly the same laps. I was practically in a car chase.
“That was kind of mind-blowing to me. I get it, I guess, because people care about (romance).
“It all happened so fast, and now that their relationship was in the public eye, it was hard to understand.”
Cleary also spoke about rumors that he staged the photos of him and Fowler hugging in Perth, and the fact that he was shirtless at the time fueled speculation that he tipped off the photographer.
“I swear to God I had no idea,” he said.
‘Before that, we were probably pretty blasé about how much people really cared.
“After the park we went back to the car and then we saw someone with the big camera there, and almost a couple of hours later it all came to light.”