News Cooper Cronk to retire at end of 2019 season.

[CroydonDog]

Expected to retire at a press conference at 10am today:

NRL legend Cooper Cronk set to announce NRL retirement
ROOSTERS

• May 20, 2019 9:09am
• Source: FOX SPORTS

Cooper Cronk is expected to announce his NRL retirement in Sydney this morning.Source: Getty Images
Roosters star and two-time Dally M medallist Cooper Cronk is expected to announce his retirement from the NRL at a press conference in Sydney this morning.

The Sydney Roosters have called a press conference in Sydney for a “significant announcement”.

No further details have been provided but it is understood that Cronk will announce he is calling time on his career after 16 seasons in the NRL.

Follow the announcement here live from 10am.

The Sydney Roosters are set to make a “significant announcement”.Source: AAP


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Now 35 years old, Cronk’s NRL career began 15 years ago after moving south from Brisbane.

He was the Dally M halfback of the year in 2006, and won the award again in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016, and is a dual Dally M Medallist winning the top gong in 2013 and 2016.

Cronk also won the Golden Boot - rugby league’s highest international honour - in 2016 and led Storm to a grand final that year, losing to Cronulla.

Cronk won a premiership the following year in his final season with Melbourne, beating North Queensland, and then famously led the Roosters to a title the following year while playing with one good arm.

He won the 2012 premiership with Melbourne and had two more stripped despite winning grand finals in 2007 and 2009.

All up Cronk has played in seven NRL grand finals, winning three titles.

He played 22 Origin games for Queensland before retiring in 2017, and represented Australia 38 times including two World Cups.


Danny Weidler

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Boyd Cordner and Jake Friend will be at “significant” Roosters announcement today. I’d imagine Cooper Cronk will be the main show though. Expected to announce his retirement.


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Brent Read

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Sydney Roosters to make significant announcement at 10am today at SCG. A stab on the dark? Cooper Cronk announcement on his future.


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[Bob dog]

Great role model and true professional, has entertained the masses for years and still not done just yet.

 

[Wahesh]

I don't have anything against Cronk, but I do have a problem with the Roosters. This without doubt will allow them to pick and choose the best halves off contract at the end of this year and sign him/them without raising any eyebrows.

 

[Dingo]

Roosters will top up promising players and afford a marquee player aswell no doubt.

 

[Emdog85]

Don't know why this is breaking news. He was always retiring at the end of this yr

 

[Moedogg]

The ultimate professional. Never seen him have a bad game.

 

[GrogDog]

So are they talking immediately or end of season?

That aside this will open up a wank fest as we watch the Rorters add every marquee player and upcoming junior to their rank and file with the NRL defending them. Meanwhile we will get some c*nts third option hooker if we are lucky!

 

[CroydonDog]

So are they talking immediately or end of season?

That aside this will open up a wank fest as we watch the Rorters add every marquee player and upcoming junior to their rank and file with the NRL defending them. Meanwhile we will get some c*nts third option hooker if we are lucky!

I think end of season.

 

[Mr Invisible]

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/05/20/cooper-cronk-set-to-announce-his-retirement/

Was always going to happen when he shacked up with Tara ... can't blame the bloke either!

 

[B-Train]

Now watch them poach three of the best players on the market and re-sign everyone else.

 

[maltalian_dog]

Roosters now have $1 mill to spend....with their roster let that sink in....

 

[Wahesh]

Don't know why this is breaking news. He was always retiring at the end of this yr

Just last week he said he wasn't going to retire. He has the attention span of a gold fish.

 

[The Innovator]

One of the greatest players and most influential of the modern era. He always speaks so eloquently. Simply an ornament to the game.

 

[The Innovator]

Roosters now have $1 mill to spend....with their roster let that sink in....

Might shut up Souths fans who were drooling over the prospect of Mitchell signing with them after the NRL gift wrapped them 1.3M.

 

[Raysie]

Roosters now have $1 mill to spend....with their roster let that sink in....

All this wouldn't have been a surprise to the Roosters. It's not like they're $1M free now. They'd have already done top ups and signed players for 2020 knowing Cronk wasn't going to be on the books.

Then again this is the Roosters, they probably have just freed up $3.5M with this announcement.

 

[Baseball Furies]

Pretty classy press conference, great accolades for Smith, Slater and Bellamy.

Great player, even greater role model.

 

[dogluva]

Roosters probably nudged him to do the announcement now...different to that of when he retired the first time at the Storm. Left that announcement to the end of the year. Roosters simply want to make it plain that they will now have a lot of money freed up ( even though we know that all his contract money isn't available due to top ups of other players contracts to keep them) so it does not look suss when they do re-sign Mitchell and about three other internationals to top up their roster....

Oh ....wonder how Cooper's Harvard education is going????

https://www.triplem.com.au/story/ho...aled-cooper-cronks-move-to-the-roosters-66688

 

[Wayne Rooney]

Roosters now have $1 mill to spend....with their roster let that sink in....

$1m?

What you talking about?

He was on $2m at the roosters

 

[CroydonDog]

Roosters now have $1 mill to spend....with their roster let that sink in....

To be fair, they are down a Cooper Cronk though.

 

[Dogzof95]

When he came to the Roosters = $750k per year.
Leaving the Roosters = $1.5 million per year.

It will be interesting to see who uncle Nick is going to purchase?