Nathan Cleary says it's a matter of opinion whether he has truly "owned" the State of Origin arena, after shaking off personal selection doubts to earn the nod for NSW again.
There were times after last year's game-three decider that even the NRL's best player thought he might be left out of Laurie Daley's team sheet for Origin I of 2026.
For the third time in his career, Cleary in 2025 had been the halfback tasked with leading the Blues in a game-three decider.