I've watched 3 minutes of union my whole life so I am not qualified to bag Cooper....
BUT...
Chances are... to get him, we are paying Jarryd Hayne money.
I know everyone here us excited, but is it worth it in a salary capped competition. He may help us next year, but how will 600K spent on a 200 or 300K player affect us in 2012 and beyond.
Are we going to get anywhere near 600K worth of value?
For anything over 400K a half needs all the skills.... ALL OF THEM...
he must have a Long and short kicking and passing game, be a good organiser, a good reader of play, a good running game, good defensively, the ability to break a game open, the ability to get the play right in the 79th min with the scores locked... he must absolutely come to life in the oposition 20.
Can he do it? I'd be surprised if anyone in the Union ranks could join the NRL and produce the above within 60 games.
I really don't think he's the answer but feel free to convince me otherwise.
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HAS EVERYBODY AT THE CLUB LOST THEIR MINDS!!!
He has the step of Benji Marshall
He's as quick as Jamie Soward
He has the strength to carry defenders as did the likes of John Simon and Andrew Johns
His passing is absolutely breath taking. He set up a try for the Wallabies a month ago with a pass that Hayne couldn't throw
His kicking game, long or short, is in my opinion better than anyone in the NRL
He has the head wobble and jink of Tim Smith
His defense is average.
All in all, the guy's a gun. If I had the choice between Cronk, Thurston or Cooper, I'd take Quade Cooper.
That said, we won't get him. He's Rugby No. 1 man - more so than Giteau so what chance to we realistically have?
Unless something changes with Cronk we don't have a choice but to persist with a combo of Humble, Morts and Robo.... I don't like it, buit we stood back while others signed Mateo, KK, Hodkingson. Our only real choice I think is to look for a quality 7 playing in Toyota Cup.... but that's more long term thinking.... not for next year.
I'm sure we could offer Issac luke mnuch more than what Souths have in their cap.... not a bad addition IMO.
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