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Ivan Cleary reveals the moment he hit rock bottom with Penrith as the pressure and guilt of coaching his superstar son Nathan made him consider quitting Ivan Cleary questioned his coaching style after slow start to 2019 NRL season Penrith went onto make 2020 Grand Final, won premierships in 2021 and 2022 Now regarded as an elite coach, will chase three-peat this season with Panthers
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Two-time premiership-winning NRL coach Ivan Cleary has revealed the moment he hit rock bottom after taking over as head coach of Penrith for a second time.
Cleary, 51, returned to the Panthers in 2019, who won just two of their first 10 matches.
While he loved coaching his superstar son - halfback Nathan Cleary - the pressure to succeed almost saw him walk away.
Rock bottom came in round 10 following a 30-10 home loss to the Warriors.
'Oh man, I remember the game finishing and thinking, 'Well I'm responsible for that. That
