Ivan Cleary is open to the NRL following the AFL's lead and giving teams a week off before the finals series as mass late-season restings look set to have major ramifications on the make-up of the competition's top eight.
Knowing his side need a minor miracle to still make the top four across the final two rounds, Cleary has named a side mainly drawn from Penrith's NSW Cup team, with 16 of his frontline players sat out of Thursday's grudge match with Canterbury.
