Just looking at the nrl stats. Cook is averaging 37 minutes per game in the games he has played. When you factor in the 2 games where he was knocked out early, and the last game where he didn't get into the game until around the 70 minute mark, it means for the majority of the games he is getting over a half of football.
He has come on when we are dominate, he has came on when the game has been in the balance, he has been on when we have been dominated. He has started a couple of games. You can't say he hasn't beem given a fair go. Most players looking to establish themselves would kill for those opportunities.
It only seems like he hasn't been given a fair go because he hasn't done much with his time
That's like blaming Reynolds for his lack of minutes for getting injured.
Also, you're blaming Cook coming in at the 70th minute, that's not his
fault. It's Madge. You're blaming Cook that our players been dominated?
It's not his fault when you have slugs like Nielsen and Gray in the Centre/
Wing. Burgess Bros dropping the ball. A walking wounded jersey grabbing
Tyrrell on the bench. Clark stops a meter off the opposition defensive line
and looks for a player to pass to because he doesn't want to take on the
Line. We don't do that Bash and Barge like we used to do in 2014. We
have a 5/8 that runs when there are 5 opposition waiting in front of him,
Yet refuses to run when there's a massive gap the size of China in front
him. When there's a gap in front of him, either he throws a hospital pass
or a pass to the sideline ball boy. Our downfall is not Cook's fault when
Madge won't give him the time.
