PENRITH have started the new season on fire – but superstar Nathan Cleary says he’s still got 30 percent improvement in him.
The Panthers have won both their matches so far, running up 52 points and conceding just six. They travel to Allianz Stadium to take on Sydney Roosters on Friday.
“Yeah I feel, maybe, 70 percent if I had to put a number on it,” Cleary told ABC in the wake of a convincing 26-6 win over Cronulla at Bathurst.
“There’s still a long way to to go.
“There’s still a few periods, particularly to finish the game, that I wasn’t happy with but I think as a whole, as a group, our control was quite good.
“There’s obviously a lot of room for improvement but our connection and turning up for each other, our willingness in defence really sets us up for good performances.
“We’ve just got to keep investing in that week-in, week-out.”
Cleary said forwards interchanging passes in centrefield was “probably something we do spend a lot of time on in training but until now we haven’t put it to use.
“It’s more trying to get that free-flowing footy and allowing people to pass if it’s on.”
Liam Martin returns for Jack Cogger in round three.
