Just in:  Ivan  Cleary has learned of the horrific accident that claimed the life of one of his valuable players.

Just in:  Ivan  Cleary has learned of the horrific accident that claimed the life of one of his valuable players.

From his intensive care bed, Panthers coach Ivan Cleary made an odd request after suffering from a potentially fatal blood clot. To learn what he was planning.

Ivan Cleary, the beloved Penrith Panthers coach, has disclosed how a covert illness left him in critical condition midway through the season, fighting for his life.

The two-time premiership coach was admitted to the hospital earlier this year following the development of concerning blood clots on his lungs as a result of a serious knee infection.

After stepping back from active coaching duty, 51-year-old Cleary’s family was forced to put on a united front as he watched games from his living room.

Bec, his wife, stated that she became aware of her husband’s illness when he took an unusual leave of absence from work to recuperate, and that for several weeks, he didn’t get off the couch.

The two-time premiership coach Ivan Cleary was admitted to the hospital earlier this year due to a serious knee infection that resulted in concerning blood clots on his lungs.

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The two-time premiership coach Ivan Cleary was admitted to the hospital earlier this year due to a serious knee infection that resulted in concerning blood clots on his lungs.

When he took a rare time off work, his loving wife Bec realized her husband was ill and added that he had not got off the couch for several weeks.
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When he took a rare time off work, his loving wife Bec realized her husband was ill and added that he had not got off the couch for several weeks.

“This year, he was having trouble.” He had trouble even walking. He was gravely ill. He then developed blood clots. “That was quite frightening,” she said to the Sydney Morning Herald.

“Who knows what would have happened if they hadn’t received that at the time they did?” They took good care of him and received it at a convenient time.

In his sixteen years as a coach, it was the first game that Cleary had missed. He was banned from flying, so he missed the season’s opening game as well as one in Brisbane.