Quade Cooper

[bondi paul]

Cooper is nothing but drama ,trouble and injury prone - no thanks i don't want to see him in the rwb.

[ism22]

Cooper is nothing but drama ,trouble and injury prone - no thanks i don't want to see him in the rwb.

Yeah and he's a rugby player.

I remember Willie Wanka aaaages ago talking on TV about defecting to rugby. Probably the most intelligent thing he's ever said was:

"I don't know how to play rugby anyway..."

Sure Quade played league as a kid, but he'd be asking for a LOT of cash, and is not a proven League player. SBW is at least a proven league player...

[Rooster_6]

Rejoinder: In the seven years the team has been lumbered with Wayne's kid, the only time we had anything close to success was having Carney here and a burst of energy when Freddy was coach. Other than that, we had the wooden spoon once and just missed it two or three times.

I don't know what position he would excel at but it sure isn't halfback.

You judge players based on how their team performs? I assume Thurston & Marshall just aren't cut out to play in the halves either then given how the Cowboys have performed since Thurston took on the role of the dominant half & since Prince left the Tigers?

Dead set that's one of the most simplistic views I've ever read on this forum.

Fwiw 2007-2012 doesn't equal 7 years.

[kakaruk]

Cooper is a brilliant attacking footballer.Under the right coach and structures and given time he will be a match winner for whoever he plays for in the NRL and i think its a done deal that hes going to the roosters.What worries me about him comming here is his behavior.He has been thrown out of pubs etc he attracts heaps of media attention.Sounds a bit like Toddy to me.

[Guest]

No thanks. Cooper is a drama queen. The only reason he wants to play with SBW is to raise his own profile to raise his asking price no doubt. Sounds like a Khoder idea to me.

Copper has done nothing in the past 12 months apart from getting injured, pissed and in car accidents. The hack can stay in yawnion.

Chook.

[Guest]

As good as Quade is, it would be a silly signing.

He is a brilliant attacking footballer, but there are already question marks over his off field antics.

On top of that, in league, he'd be a fullback or 5/8, and we have one of the most promising young footballers going around in Sheck, and have just signed Maloney, so I see little room for Quade.

We would be far, far better off throwing any spare money we have at Robbie Farah. A good nine is sorely needed.

[Guest]

This could work. Pearce's defence is excellent and I think he might enjoy the hands-on organising role that the hooking role provides. Would he want to? Who knows.

That's the thing, half-backs rarely enjoy the move to hooker until later in their career. Toovey comes to mind. It would all depend on Pearce's attitude but no doubt, he would make a great hooker. We would definitely have more creativity there, but if it means that we have a suspect defender taking his place at half....no thanks. One thing about Friend, he is one of the top 2 or 3 hookers defensively. Makes more one on one tackles on the big boppers than anyone else in his position. If we could teach Friend to be more creative....then we would have something special.

[Guest]

Unlike must on here my opinons don't sway based on a players form.

I hope our new coach has the exact opposite view to that. If a players form doesnt sway you I would say that you are being loyal for the sake of it.

[Guest]

As good as Quade is, it would be a silly signing.

He is a brilliant attacking footballer, but there are already question marks over his off field antics.

On top of that, in league, he'd be a fullback or 5/8, and we have one of the most promising young footballers going around in Sheck, and have just signed Maloney, so I see little room for Quade.

We would be far, far better off throwing any spare money we have at Robbie Farah. A good nine is sorely needed.

You hit the nail on the head Blind Freddy Farah would be awesome for our team he and Seluini would terrorise teams.

[redwhiteblue]

Cooper is nothing but drama ,trouble and injury prone - no thanks i don't want to see him in the rwb.

I don't want anymore human headlines in our club either.

[Rooster_6]

Unlike must on here my opinons don't sway based on a players form.

I hope our new coach has the exact opposite view to that. If a players form doesnt sway you I would say that you are being loyal for the sake of it.

loyal because I don't think players should be judged on form alone? Loyal to whom? I judge all players like this, form is cyclical it's ridiculous to judge players on form and to drop players on form alone which seems to be called for a lot on this forum.

If you're assuming I don't think a player should be dropped due to ad form then it's a baseless assertion.

[BarnstormingBlockbustin']

I don't want anymore human headlines in our club either.

The Roosters are a headline. The most scrutinized club in the comp imo. a player can't hang a log without everyone hearing about it

On cooper, Freddy was his idol growing up and went for the tri colours so I think there would be a little bit of passion there, although the price tag would be a bit much for an unproven player who has a history with knee problems. I would rather see him be the marquee signing for a new NRL club to enter the comp.

[Andrew Walker]

I would be underwhelmed and would prefer Kurtley Beale if it came to a choice

[ROC181]

I don't follow the S15 but like someone said Cooper had a brilliant year back in 2010 or 2011 and since then it's been one episode after another. Maybe when S Rice dumped him he's game went south and I'm not referring to the Rebels. After that all your hear about Cooper is the blunders he has on and off the field. Carney also had a brilliant 2010 but he's partying ways in 2011 were a disaster for him and the club. I am not keen to have read or hear about more dramas. One trouble maker(BJ) in the team is more than enough.

[Cockadoodledoo]

I would be underwhelmed and would prefer Kurtley Beale if it came to a choice

Beale would leave me just as underwhelmed..