Cooper Cronk Officially Signs - Discussion Thread

[novice chook]

I can’t believe you are objectifying males! That’s disgusting.

Just pointing out the positives - little Coopsie Poops

[Game Fowl]

Pressure is on Robbo and Cronk big time!
That`s why it's a massive move by Cooper,he knows the pressure coming up and has backed himself to succeed!

Lydon, I think the way this has been handled is a sign of just how desperate Robbo has become to get Nick another trophy.

There have been plenty of excuses in the past with Recruitment and Retention issues disrupting the roster, but now with the way the Coach has " shafted the Golden haired Boy " for a proven "Match winner" everyone is on notice that their jobs aren't secure unless they win.

For my money Trobbo puts too much into the science of the game , which smacks of the " Trendy feel good" approach , what needs to happen is "unbridled passion" for the job.

Maybe the "warrior code" of do it for your mates, might be a bit late after this plays out.

[Rooster90]

I don’t understand how anyone could think this is a bad thing

It’s a short term signing yes but so was SBW look how that turned out

And it’s sets us up for the long term with Lam, Cornish and O’Sullivan all coming through Cronk will provide guidance

I guess some people can accept mediocracy and enjoy playing in GF qualifiers rather than actual GFs

[PeeGee]

Teddy & Cronky IMO are gonna be a big plus off the field. Memberships, Merchandise, Attendances, etc, both at home and away are gonna be impacted hugely. We just need to match this on the field. That's the hard part.

Oh yeah, and retain players, and build good depth,,,,,that's all.

[The ticket]

I don’t understand how anyone could think this is a bad thing

It’s a short term signing yes but so was SBW look how that turned out

And it’s sets us up for the long term with Lam, Cornish and O’Sullivan all coming through Cronk will provide guidance

I guess some people can accept mediocracy and enjoy playing in GF qualifiers rather than actual GFs

Mediocracy is not a word

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Mediocracy is not a word

Its where physicians rule over a group or society i think.

[Johnny Tobin]

Just pointing out the positives - little Coopsie Poops

Nice work then.

[ROC181]

Time To Pay up!!!!!

For all those that were going to do this or that if Cronk signed up, well it's time to pay up...
Mickey, we'll miss ya larrikin ways, but it's only for 2 months but I know you'll come back stronger than ever...Merry Xmas...
Stakeface, you better get your excrement together and post some pics...
Anyone else that made bets, pay up or forever be branded as welchers!

[fletch]

anyone think it is a little strange that Pearce's manager wasn't at the "show down" meeting with Robbo today, if things had reached the stage of asking for a release, surely his manager would have been present as well.

[Cockadoodledoo]

anyone think it is a little strange that Pearce's manager wasn't at the "show down" meeting with Robbo today, if things had reached the stage of asking for a release, surely his manager would have been present as well.

I am surprised the 'showdown' wasn't held at 'sundown'.

[John Corey]

I just heard the Pearce said he never wanted to leave. Wants to be a chook for life and ain't going anywhere. Was just upset at the club not telling him until late. He is keen to play next year after talking with Robbo.

Anyone else heard this?

[Cockadoodledoo]

It is pretty obvious to me the club signed Cronk because we clearly need an onfield leader to run the team around the park. Pearce clearly isn't one, Friendy despite being captain isn't either. Boyd is learning the ropes and is more of a 'lead by example player', he can't steer us around the park. What a leader does, apart from organize is inspire and motivate the players around. Whip the likes of JWH and Napa into gear when they are having a bludge. Slows the game down when the players start panicking. Again Pearce is not that player, he speeds up when he should be slowing down. We wouldn't be throwing away leads in prelim finals if we had leaders instead of followers in these key positions. When paying $800k for a halfback, you are not paying just for a guy who can catch and pass and put on some plays (usually in the first half of games), you are paying for a 'leader'.

We have some pretty smart fans on this board, they knew that something had to be changed up after the disaster against the Cowboys. However I suspect the power brokers at the club had seen this a while ago and like some, think this deal was stitched up months ago. Robbo was interviewed on NRL 360 late in the season and mentioned he and Nick speak everyday. He mentioned recruitment was one of the topics and how Uncle Nick was sometimes able to suggest signing a player that Robbo thought was no chance of joining, yet he could do the deal. He named SBW as an example, though I am certain he was also referring to Cronk, however was unable to name him at the time.

I think signing Cronk is an acknowledgement not just to him but the Storm system. I saw an interview during the season when Cronk was asked how they are able to motivate themselves and maintain intensity when playing the lower teams and put on big scores. He explained that they approach every single game the same way and don't change their approach, no matter who they play. Compare that to the Roosters. How often do we come up against a bottom 8 team and appear to just go through the motions, or get out to a decent lead and try to score tries off every set and let other teams back in to matches. The Storm rarely do this, because they have leaders like Smith and Cronk. This is a great day for the club and whilst I agree with many we need to strengthen up front too, if we can release Pearce, we should have some money to sign a solid middle third option.

[RoosterFanNZ]

cronk said he spoke to mitchell today, sounded like pearce is staying, and is going to put the team first. im getting very excited

[Johnny.]

Time To Pay up!!!!!

For all those that were going to do this or that if Cronk signed up, well it's time to pay up...
Mickey, we'll miss ya larrikin ways, but it's only for 2 months but I know you'll come back stronger than ever...Merry Xmas...
Stakeface, you better get your excrement together and post some pics...
Anyone else that made bets, pay up or forever be branded as welchers!

Unlike Sonny-Bill, I was for this pickup from the start.

[fletch]

the way Cronk is talking on NRL360 it sounds like he expects Pearce to be there in 2018