Gavin Cooper

[_SpEeDy_]

Hi Guys..
A few questions plz..

Has Cooper been starting all year or only the last few games?

Also, I notice his on an extended bench, do you know if he will get a run this week, if so, how many minutes does he average off the bench?

Thanks and good luck this week!

 

[watatank]

According to this site

4 games starting centre (round 2, 7-10)
3 games starting second row (round 1, 11-12)
3 games bench (rounds 4-6), average playing time = 45 minutes

 

[_SpEeDy_]

ok thanks that was helpful.
.
Do you think he will be playing this weekend or he might drop off the bench?

 

[Caged Panther]

should be there

 

[Fibroman]

Cooper is not a centre. He gets stood up out wide on a regular basis. He is a workhorse. I'm not overly impressed other than his ability to 'put in' for 80 mins.

 

[bigfoot]

He is absolutely TERRIBLE in the centres.
Way, way, WAY too slow, and gets stood up time and time again.
As a second rower though, I must say I rate him more than others here; good hard worker IMO.

 

[Fibroman]

Cooper/Smith. toilers. Every side needs one. Not 2 in the same team at the same time.

 

[bigfoot]

Agreed. I would rate Cooper ahead of Smith at the moment, personally.

 

[choc_soldier]

A close to a toe poker you can get in the modern game too.

 

[murraymob]

cooper was outstanding tonight and has earned his spot in the team.It is clear that position is in the back row not the centers

 

[TeamSatan]

cooper was outstanding tonight and has earned his spot in the team.It is clear that position is in the back row not the centers

great back up for waterhouse.......and wasn't waterhouse outstanding tonight.

 

[Fibroman]

Waterhouse didn't do anything spectacular, but he made NO mistakes and was very very solid in our back row. I like the look of Cooper and Waterhouse in the back row. One workhorse and one ball player.

PLEASE, KENNY ROGERS, DONT PUT COOPER IN THE CENTRES. HE IS NOT A CENTRE.

 

[maple_69]

Yeah Cooper is a good workhorse, I'd prefer Smith to go into the centres than him when necessary.
Waterhouse was massive, 39 tackles, i missed, 5 offloads, not sure how many tackle breaks, 170 odd metres.
I'd like us to give a few guys like Penese a try again in place of Smith for a few weeks. Smith is solid in firstgrade and I thought he was better tonight, but we really need a bit of depth and I don't think we lose a whole lot in testing some of those guys in place of Smith in the middle of the season.

 

[abpanther]

Well with Lewis out for a couple of weeks now here is our chance to find that impact back rower off the bench, gotta try Paulo, Penese or Moors IMO

 

[Fibroman]

Well with Lewis out for a couple of weeks now here is our chance to find that impact back rower off the bench, gotta try Paulo, Penese or Moors IMO

Morrs and Paulo are big, but are focussed on their next hymn at Hillsong. They dont have any mongrel in them. I would slot Blackett into the backrow for one week to see how he goes. McKendry is the only real 'impact' forward not in the top grade.