2019 was a great opportunity for him to play 9 and I think a coach like Wayne Bennett would have had the balls to do it.
That boat has now sailed and Cleary will be in the 7 for the foreseeable future #clearyball.
Why would Bennett have played the only genuine halfback at the club as a 9 if he had been coach? I think he would of done just as Griffin and Ivan did, and played him at 7.