Trent meets SBW in Japan, Quade ruled out by Roosters boss.

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coach Trent Robinson has begun preparing for the arrival of Sonny Bill Williams by spending a day with the dual international in Japan.

The Australian understands Robinson, who was at Roosters headquarters yesterday, met Williams while on his off-season holiday and walked away enthused about the prospect of coaching the former Canterbury star.

The same can’t be said for his close friend Quade Cooper. The Roosters’ newly appointed chief operating officer for football, Brian Canavan, yesterday ruled out a move for the disgruntled Wallabies star, who is yet to strike a new deal with the Australian Rugby Union and has openly spoken of his desire to play rugby league alongside Williams.

“Quade has never been mentioned so I don’t think he is on the radar at all,” Canavan said. “In that specific situation, you have James Maloney. There is no need for him.”

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Sound about right... dont want 2 blokes with 2 huge ego's!!

Quade is nothing special anyway!! He goes missing in big games!!.

If we want to go for someone from union, i believe we should go for isreal dagg speed.step finish can kick create everything...

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1. RTS
6. Maloney
7. Pearce
13. SBW

Premiership winning spine.

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1. RTS
6. Maloney
7. Pearce
13. SBW

Premiership winning spine.

We need a quality and creative 9 to compliment these guys

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Our team if sanity prevails.

1. RTS
2. Oldfield
3. Moga
4. SKD
5. Tupou
6. Pearce
7. Maloney
8. Tasi
9. Seluini
10. Kennedy
11. JWH
12. Cordner
13. SBW

14. Mortimer
15. Evans
16. Guerra
17. Takaraingi.

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We need a quality and creative 9 to compliment these guys

Pearce would be the quality 9 we need

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Our team if sanity prevails.

1. RTS
2. Oldfield
3. Moga
4. SKD
5. Tupou
6. Pearce
7. Maloney
8. Tasi
9. Seluini
10. Kennedy
11. JWH
12. Cordner
13. SBW

14. Mortimer
15. Evans
16. Guerra
17. Takaraingi.

I like this team except I would start with Friend, Seluini to the bench, Mortimer left out. Maybe replace Takaraingi with Nuuasala. Backline is spot on. Only possible change BJ for Moga. But I have a feeling Moga will start to hit his straps next year. I find it hard to leave BJ out.....very good player in the making.

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Pearce would be the quality 9 we need

So Rusty do you reckon if he went to hooker he'd stop partying?

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Pearce would be the quality 9 we need

Pearce would then become the No. 7 St merge need...

[roosterproud]

Our team if sanity prevails.

1. RTS
2. Oldfield
3. Moga
4. SKD
5. Tupou
6. Pearce
7. Maloney
8. Tasi
9. Seluini
10. Kennedy
11. JWH
12. Cordner
13. SBW

14. Mortimer
15. Evans
16. Guerra
17. Takaraingi.

give kane a bit of time with the jets and keep tasi of the bench.
morts is very versitile but i still believe a sel and jake interchange will give more dynamics, because both of these guys have such a different game. jake hasnt shown his full potencial as he has been choke with defence and limited passing options due to oxygen theif anasta. by splitting or sharing jake and sel as the 9 will only benefit the roosters. sel scoots are quick and makes good meters and is a gun marker defender. while jakes defence is consistant ly strong but has dominated his game. when he has less defence work he will have a way better attacking game.
as for morts i dare say he will be a reserve for injuries in the 7 6 9 positions. as i believe all listed are better players than morts

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So Rusty do you reckon if he went to hooker he'd stop partying?

No the bloke is a DRunken Nth Shore Bogan, however he would offer alot more to the team from hooker.

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No the bloke is a DRunken Nth Shore Bogan, however he would offer alot more to the team from hooker.

Forgive me intrusion but you need to be corrected. He offers a lot to hookers.

He's our Craig Thomson.

Yeah, we're gonna get sued.

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No the bloke is a DRunken Nth Shore Bogan, however he would offer alot more to the team from hooker.

How do you know that he will offer the team more from hooker when he has never played there in his life?

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How do you know that he will offer the team more from hooker when he has never played there in his life?

My thoughts are that he would make a very good 5/8th. Maloney organised the Warriors a lot this year.

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How do you know that he will offer the team more from hooker when he has never played there in his life?

Do you watch the bloke play???

I may not like the bloke but i have never doubted his work ethic.

He loves to do the dirty work, get stuck in in defence, all the shitty jobs hookers and forwards do, no your halfback.

When he is the go to man 1 or 2 passes wide, he has time to think, which is far from his forte.

The bloke is quick and could wreak havoc around the ruck.

His kicking game would benefit, esp short kicking game, esp if he ran to the line.

IMO if moved to hooker, he would succeed Cam Smith in the Kangaroos hooking role.