A wildcard NRL option has reportedly emerged for Nathan Cleary

Several outlets and a search spike point to a surprise NRL option for Nathan Cleary, who is off-contract at Penrith. The items give no details of the option itself, and Fox Sports says a November 1 verdict on off-contract halfbacks is coming.

Timeline

1. 31 Oct, 21:10 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 31 Oct, 21:10 UTCPicked up on News
3. 31 Oct, 21:10 UTCSMH reports wildcard Cleary option
4. 31 Oct, 21:10 UTCThe Age reports wildcard Cleary option
5. 31 Oct, 21:49 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• nathan cleary penrith panthers free agentGoogle Trends
• Who stays... and goes: The November 1 verdict on all NINE off-contract halfbacksFox Sports
• The wildcard NRL option that has suddenly emerged for Nathan ClearyThe Age