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Cleary downplays groin issue as Origin decider looms

Nathan Cleary, Stephen Crichton and Payne Haas were among an NSW side with much to ponder. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Penrith and NSW are confident Nathan Cleary's groin problem is not a serious one, after the Panthers superstar played through tightness in the Blues' Perth loss.

Cleary's upper right leg emerged as one of the key talking points of State of Origin II, after he did not kick goals and had his thigh bandaged.

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