Uncle Nick,Gus and the Cleary boys

[DP1990]

"My mail"...is that there are two half-backs that the Roosters are looking at to replace Cronk when he retires at the end of the 2019 season with an option for a third person should they be unable to acquire anyone.

1. Nathan Cleary (obviously but it all depends on the mutual business relationship between the Chooks and Panthers).
2. This may come as a surprise but "Ash Taylor" is also an option

3. This option is a "if all else fails" option and that is to blood "Lachlan Lam" and see how he performs especially with Keary. This could also save the Roosters a fair bit of money.

[Kelby]

"My mail"...is that there are two half-backs that the Roosters are looking at to replace Cronk when he retires at the end of the 2019 season with an option for a third person should they be unable to acquire anyone.

1. Nathan Cleary (obviously but it all depends on the mutual business relationship between the Chooks and Panthers).
2. This may come as a surprise but "Ash Taylor" is also an option

3. This option is a "if all else fails" option and that is to blood "Lachlan Lam" and see how he performs especially with Keary. This could also save the Roosters a fair bit of money.

I think option 3 might be the way forward, but 18mths is a long time in footy.

[Lydon]

I hope all the insiders on here are wrong with their mail on Cleary,don’t want him and don’t need him!
Let’s nurture Lam/O’sullivan hoping one of them a can make the step up,then spend money on a good hooker moving forward!
If Cleary was showing (Ponga potential) that’s a different story,but he’s nowhere near..

[easts4eva]

With Farah going to the tiger's, Ivan Cleary will be looking for a new club soon...

[eddie]

With Farah going to the tiger's, Ivan Cleary will be looking for a new club soon...

The white ant returns.....................................

[Waylander]

The white ant returns.....................................

Even Wobbie can only do so much damage in 10 rounds.

[eddie]

Even Wobbie can only do so much damage in 10 rounds.

I wouldn't under estimate him.
He thinks he owns the merged wests lot, if only the vermin didn't fluke Cook he could be busy setting them back.............

[Johnny Brass]

Souths are mad for letting him go at this stage of the year , if anything happens to Cook he is a handy back up.
Cleary is going to be a gun Rep halfback for the next 10 years and I'd imagine we would be interested in him along with every other club. He has a big frame, good defender, great kicking game and goal kicker and takes the line on. His most impressive quality is his temperament under pressure.

[eddie]

Souths are mad for letting him go at this stage of the year

Souths were mad for signing him in the first place.

[Johnny Brass]

Agree 100 percent Eddie but I still wouldn't be letting him go halfway through the year when your team is in contention. I don't understand any teams doing it, I don't see how they benefit from it.

[eddie]

don't see how they benefit from it.

He's a bad influence on younger players.

[Headless Chook]

"My mail"...is that there are two half-backs that the Roosters are looking at to replace Cronk when he retires at the end of the 2019 season with an option for a third person should they be unable to acquire anyone.

1. Nathan Cleary (obviously but it all depends on the mutual business relationship between the Chooks and Panthers).
2. This may come as a surprise but "Ash Taylor" is also an option

3. This option is a "if all else fails" option and that is to blood "Lachlan Lam" and see how he performs especially with Keary. This could also save the Roosters a fair bit of money.

Option 2 would be massive!

[Kelvin Johnson]

Souths are mad for letting him go at this stage of the year , if anything happens to Cook he is a handy back up.
Cleary is going to be a gun Rep halfback for the next 10 years and I'd imagine we would be interested in him along with every other club. He has a big frame, good defender, great kicking game and goal kicker and takes the line on. His most impressive quality is his temperament under pressure.

Souths are not mad they are very smart. Souths are saying all the right things but they did exactly what Jason Taylor threatened to do to Farah and played him in reserve grade all year.

Farah is and always will be trouble. Cleary has been conned into buying a lemon.

[Mickie Lane]

"My mail"...is that there are two half-backs that the Roosters are looking at to replace Cronk when he retires at the end of the 2019 season with an option for a third person should they be unable to acquire anyone.

1. Nathan Cleary (obviously but it all depends on the mutual business relationship between the Chooks and Panthers).
2. This may come as a surprise but "Ash Taylor" is also an option

3. This option is a "if all else fails" option and that is to blood "Lachlan Lam" and see how he performs especially with Keary. This could also save the Roosters a fair bit of money.

I think they will go with Lam.
If the Chooks look outside the club to replace Cronk I think they could go after DCE.
Ash Taylor would be a great acquisition.
And the least likely scenario would be Cleary. Nathan Cleary will sign to play under his dad at the Tigers. Why would the Chooks replace Robbo with a coach whos team wont finish in the 8 this year or next whilst Robbo has the Roosters in the top 4 this year & next.