Andrew Johns

Eighth immortal Andrew Johns is backing Nathan Cleary to trump him as the greatest NSW No.7 of all time.

“Queensland will come back – they did it in 2020,” he said. “I was a little bit surprised,” Cleary said. NSW coach Brad Fittler said of Cleary after the game: “I thought he read the game really well. By the end of the game they [Queensland] were pretty fatigued, and him and Jarome [Luai] took advantage of that. “I’d love for him to [succeed me as the greatest Blues’ halfback]. He’s on that trajectory. “Nothing is a fluke with him.