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The $100k Roosters coach training Melbourne Storm
The $100k Roosters coach training Melbourne Storm
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Retired rugby league champion Cooper Cronk has caused a stir in NRL land after being seen helping Melbourne players during a training session on Wednesday.
Cronk is on Roosters coach Trent Robinson’s staff and The Daily Telegraph reports the legendary halfback is earning a six-figure salary at Bondi.
Which makes his appearance at Storm training this week all the more bizarre.
Cronk is paid by the Storm as a corporate ambassador but not to help coach the players.
The Melbourne club tweeted images of Cronk and former long-time teammate Billy Slater running drills with players, with the caption; “Billy and Coops led training yesterday”.
Cronk played most of his career with the Storm before moving to Sydney and helping the Roosters win consecutive premierships in 2018 and 2019.
Since retiring he’s been working with Fox League as well as helping the Roosters coaching staff.
The Telegraph also revealed Cronk has been offering advice to Storm halfback Jahrome Hughes, which the club confirmed, as well as speaking to the leadership group.
The newspaper contacted Cronk’s manager George Mimis who said his client was in Melbourne “for the executive club launch”.