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Soccer and NRL fans who were worried that Mary Fowler's romance with Nathan Cleary had fizzled out have had their concerns put to rest as the Matildas star smiled from ear to ear while stepping out with her man in Sydney on Sunday.
Out-of-character moves by the couple on social media recently led to speculation by Daily Mail Australia that there could have been trouble brewing for the couple, who first went public with their romance in November 2023.
Now photos of the pair leaving Penrith Panthers' headquarters in western Sydney appear to have proven us wrong - and we couldn't be happier.
Fowler was smiling and laughing as she and Cleary left the club's training facilities on Sunday after she was seen cheering him on from the stands as the defending premiers ran out big winners over Wests Tigers on Saturday night.
She also visited him at his home in Sydney's west last week, looking tense as she left.
The couple also appear to have had a date night at a tenpin bowling alley, where they were photographed posing with a Panthers fan in a heartwarming snap.
Break-up? What break-up? Mary Fowler and Nathan Cleary were both beaming as they were pictured in Sydney on Sunday
Australia's most high-profile sporting couple were leaving Penrith Panthers headquarters after Nathan played a starring role in his team's win over the Tigers on Saturday night
Recent out-of-character moves by both stars on social media had fuelled speculation about their romance - but they now appear to have put that to rest
Now the most recent photos show Mary dressed casually in training gear and carrying a water bottle as Nathan beamed alongside her as he recovered from starring in Penrith's 36-2 win.
A series of eye-opening changes by the couple on social media first gave rise to speculation about their relationship earlier this month.
When Fowler flew into Sydney on July 16, Cleary - who's usually with her when she arrives and departs at the airport - was nowhere to be seen.
More signs were there for all to see on social media.
Cleary has long had a pair of paw prints on his Instagram bio, likely as a nod to the Panthers. Fowler had the same emojis on her account - until she dropped them recently.
Ever since they got together, the couple have regularly shared and liked posts from and about each other, but that also changed in the last few weeks.
In an unusual move, Mary didn't immediately like Nathan's raw post about the embarrassment he felt after NSW fell to a heavy loss in the Origin decider against Queensland, in which he referenced the 'self-loathing and hurt' that come with defeat.
She has since liked that post while she's been Down Under.
Mary couldn't hide her joy as she stepped out with Nathan after being seen cheering him on from the stands during Saturday night's match
Dressed casually in training gear, the Matildas and Manchester City star wasn't wearing a brace or any strapping on her injured knee in a sign her rehab is going well
Mary has been rehabbing the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her knee since suffering the injury in April
The couple also posed for a photo with a fan while they enjoyed some time at a tenpin bowling alley in Sydney within the last week (pictured)
Cleary had also dropped the ball when it comes to liking Fowler's posts.
He last did so on June 6, when the 22-year-old posted a selection of photos, one of which featured her and Cleary, who commented, 'Must be nice having a personal photographer follow you around.'
That was the most recent time Nathan was pictured on her Instagram. She was last pictured on his account on May 13.
Last week Fowler seemed to give fans more cause for concern when she posted shots from her current trip to Australia, showing she'd been catching up with her Matildas teammate Lydia Williams, who was with her at Sydney Airport.
At the time of writing, Cleary still hasn't liked that post - although that detail has been cast in a completely new light by the new photos.
Fowler's last match for Manchester City - in which she ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee - was on April 14, and since then she has been rehabbing the injury during the Women's Super League off-season.
Fowler hasn't revealed the reason for her trip to Sydney, but the timing had some fans wondering why she didn't come down a week sooner so she could be there for one of the biggest games of her man's career when NSW tried to win the interstate series.
A more cheerful detail to emerge from the most recent photos of Fowler concerns her comeback from the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her knee.
Unlike Sam Kerr's recovery from the same setback - which has taken far longer than the year that was originally predicted - Fowler's rehab appears to be going very well.
She wasn't wearing a brace on the knee in the photographs taken on Sunday, unlike Kerr, whose joint still needed that support when she went into camp with the Matildas in April, 15 months after rupturing her ACL.
Fowler has also posted videos showing her working on her rehab in the gym, featuring her jumping without discomfort in a great sign for fans who are desperate to see her return to the field.
'I have recently made a conscious effort to think that I don't have like a bad knee that needs to be fixed, but I'm getting an upgrade and I'm getting an even better knee,' she said last month.
