Penrith coach Ivan Cleary talks about Mavrik Geyer's looming debut against the Sydney Roosters

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The son of Panthers legend Mark Geyer, Mavrik has further links to the club through uncles Greg Alexander and Matt Geyer. Long touted as a potential first-grader, the 23-year-old will feature off the bench for Penrith.

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00:00 It opens the door for potentially Maverick to make his debut, is that the case?

00:04 Yep, Maverick will make his debut, yeah, so that's pretty good.

00:07 Exciting time for him and his family.

00:11 He's been very patient, Nav.

00:14 You know, he's really knuckled down over the last couple of years.

00:19 Worked very hard for this and I think he's ready, so yeah,

00:23 looking forward to seeing how he goes.

00:24 Well, have you told him?

00:26 Obviously you told him because you told us, but what was that conversation like then?

00:29 Yeah, it was good.

00:31 Nav's a very popular member of our squad and so all the boys are really pumped for him.

00:38 Like I said, he's earned this opportunity.

00:40 That's the thing about injuries sometimes, you know, it just gives...

00:43 Most guys, you know, make their NRL debut at some point,

00:46 it's usually because of injuries, so it's just someone else.

00:49 And see how the wheel turns, and it's Maverick's time this week.

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