Dogged recovery leads Nathan Cleary to chance of Penrith grand final four-peat

The Panthers halfback has missed most of the season but – with the help of his pet groodle – seems set to start against Melbourne in the NRL showcaseIn his darkest moments of an adversity-ridden season, Nathan Cleary’s despair might have derailed the Panthers’ quest for a four-peat. But on the eve Penrith’s fifth-straight grand final, the halfback partly credits his resurgence to an unusual source: the recovery regimen administered by his groodle, Prince.“He d