Panthers superstar Nathan Cleary says players are prepared to sit out NRL games if the league doesn’t come to the party in the ongoing collective bargaining agreement negotiations.
However, the World Cup winner is optimistic a deal can be sorted out before the new season.
Cleary’s comments come a week after players threatened to boycott the opening round of the pre-season challenge, but a string of positive meetings and an in-principle agreement for NRLW financial terms have seen tensions ease over the past few days.