- Nathan Cleary has been abroad for three weeks.
- Spending time with his girlfriend, Matildas star Mary Fowler
- Now back in Sydney ahead of planned shoulder surgery
Nathan Cleary’s European lovefest with Mary Fowler is over, with the NRL superstar preparing for off-season shoulder surgery in Sydney.
It comes almost a month after the halfback guided Penrith to a fourth successive premiership, and many football fans want to know if Cleary will seek an explosive release from his contract and settle abroad with his girlfriend.
Cleary, 26, made the most of his time abroad with young Matilda player Fowler, watching the English Super League grand final and a Manchester City WSL match before heading to Switzerland and Spain.
His surgery was delayed after Cleary’s specialist was on leave, but is scheduled for November 4.
NRL Physio Brien Seeney said Cleary’s Latarjet surgery will help stabilize his left shoulder and potentially prevent future dislocations.
“For that type of shoulder surgery, it’s the gold standard,” Seeney said. News Corporation.
“They take a piece of bone from the shoulder blade and attach it to the front of the ball joint. They are trying to deepen the socket so that the joint is more stable and less likely to come out.
“The good news is that it can be a quick recovery, about three or four months, and has a low rate of redislocation.”
Nathan Cleary’s European love fest with girlfriend Mary Fowler is over, with the NRL superstar preparing for shoulder surgery in Sydney.
Cleary, 26, made the most of his time abroad at Mary Fowler, watching the English Super League grand final and a Manchester City WSL match before heading to Switzerland and Spain.
The running back also attended a Matildas game (pictured with Katrina Gorry’s daughter Harper)
Cleary was in the English Super League grand final, while rumors are circulating that he could leave Penrith to be closer to Mary Fowler.
Cleary is expected to resume light training before Christmas and will be able to begin contact work in February.
He then hopes to participate in the Panthers’ 2025 season opener against the Sharks in Las Vegas on March 1.
The sporting power couple went public with their relationship in November last year, after Daily Mail Australia exclusively revealed photos of them together in Perth ahead of a Matildas Olympic qualifier.
Cleary recently opened up about their relationship in detail and explained how Fowler has changed her life for the better.
“I’ve loved it, it’s everything I would have ever dreamed of having a partner, to be honest,” he told Channel Nine’s Marlee and Me podcast.
“It adds a new perspective, but it also adds an extra layer that when things are going well, you want to share it with them and talk about it… and when things aren’t going well, they’re there too.” .
‘She is a great support and I loved it. To be honest, it’s a great addition to life and made me very happy. Love wins.’