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Good to see a battling club get a top quality player at last, thanks to a salary cap that works.
Roosters confirm Cronk signing
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A couple of things. The whole Cronk thing will cause the rooters to implode. Like it or not both Friend and Pearce are the heart and soul of that mob and if one or both of them go there will be a lot of bad feeling. Cronk will probably do some good things next season but he won't dominate a game like he has with his mates around him. Finally, I'll be interested to see how it plays out over the next couple of months because the NRL won't sit there and do nothing. They will need guarantees that the rooters are under the cap or Cronk's contract won't be registered just as they are doing with Woods and Foran. Bear in mind it was the media who leaked everything about us, not the NRL. They haven't said anything about us specifically only that all clubs have to be salary cap compliant before the start of the season.
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Who wants him or needs him? He's 33. The roosters can have him.
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Just goes to show how far their control reaches into the NRL. Not one media outlet is prepared to write anything more controversial than about Pearce moving to the bench. Gee I hope they flop this year in a big way.
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What does a player reaching an agreement to play for another club when off contract constitute corruption? We signed Foran and Woods during the season are we corrupt as well? In fact every club signed someone during the season are they all corrupt? I haven't heard a word from the NRL about us or the rooters for that matter. They are working behind the scenes to make sure the respective caps are above board and if not will not register various players. That is what they have said publicly.
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There’s no doubt Cronk was a done deal at the roosters before any club had a chance of signing him, that’s corruption! Others have stated this before and I concur 100%! It’s like winning lotto before the numbers come up!
The NRL should at least make it competitive, and give other clubs a chance to sign him, so it might look like it’s legitimate!
Please don’t tell me you really think they signed him for Million dollars a season because the NRL said so....
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Not really.... well in a way... I'm not sour about missing out on Cronk... never thought for a second we were really in the hunt to sign him.... but I don't like the fact the roosters can sign him on such a massive contract with the roster they already have and reporters aren't asking more questions.... that makes no sense and seems grossly unfair to me. It does piss me off that our club is so heavily scrutinised and these pricks can sign one of the best up and coming fullbacks and the Australian halfback ...and add them to an already very strong roster. I think the situation reeks tbh...
But having said all that, I do stand by my comment.... he's 33 years old and I'd rather we focus on the future ... that's one of the reasons I wasn't happy about Foran but he's on board now and by s accounts he's in a good head space... hopefully he can provide mentorship to our young players... but I don't think we need Cronk... and I don't know his signing will be a good thing for the roosters if it causes disharmony amidst the rest of the playing ranks...
So yeah, I'm pissed off they don't get scrutinised more, but it's the perceived double standard that pisses me off... not missing out on Cronk. As handy as he'd be, he really isn't a spring chicken and I never expected us to sign him anyway.
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Come on you are all forgetting the Roosters released Kane Evans (Fiji rep player) that's how they fit Cronk into the cap.
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In before Pearce goes on another alcoholic bender
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It's only corruption if you live in a communist country. Cronk is free to make whatever decisions he wants about his life. Why would any other club think it was a chance of signing him if that was where he wanted to go. Shaun Johnson has said he isn't interested in signing with anyone else other than the Warriors. Is that corruption? If not then how is it different to what Cronk is doing? Are you seriously suggesting that he can't live his life and work where he wants? I look forward to your evidence that the NRL has actually said anything about Cronk. Just because a few plonkers in the media write something doesn't make it true. By all means be disappointed that we didn't get someone like Cronk at the club but don't go around blaming the NRL or Cronk for it. He didn't want to play for us - simple as. Oh, and we couldn't afford him anyway.
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