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‘I feel sorry for Jake Averillo’: Cleary shows support for Bulldogs’ half in Burton battle – Wide World of Sports
‘It’s a situation I’m happy I’m not in’
Penrith co-captain Nathan Cleary says he ‘feels sorry’ for five-eighth Jake Averillo, the man expected to make way for Matt Burton at Canterbury in season 2021.
“The way Matty Burton has gone about things, he’s a class act, he’s been the best trainer all pre-season, he’s never kicked stones, he’s come in with a good attitude every day,” Cleary said on Tuesday. “[The early release] is constantly brought up.
“Averillo is a good player himself, he’s playing five-eighth for the Bulldogs, and he’s been…
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