I think some of you over rate Pearce somewhat.
The bloke is one dimensional in attack. Same thing over and over. Year after year.
He has not developed his game at all.
Consistent maybe. Same run to the line, same pass and same kick to end each set.
Cronk has now given the Roosters a huge excuse to move him on and they should jump at it.
Question is..... is there a club who really wants him and his over priced contract?
There are 12 of them in England who would
Not sure about how many here would be able to take Pearce or afford enough of his salary / want to pay enough of his salary to allow the Roosters to fit Cronk
I can't see the Titans wanting him, unless the Broncos take Ash Taylor - then they would be in the market and could pay.
Newcastle might be tempted - Pearce has worked a lot with Andrew Johns and they might go for it
Bulldogs - laugh all you want but Pearce and Foran are great mates and have always wanted to play together. The Dogs don't have any cap space and would need to give a couple of players away to make room so highly unlikely
Souths - well that would be piss funny seeing how much Souths fans have slagged Mitchell over the years - but they have Reynolds - Pearce could possibly play a more run style five eighth role - he has the body and footwork to be great in this position and this would actually be a great fit. To be honest, if the Roosters jump for Cronk, this is probably their best chance of it working. But Souths being Souths, they'll never pay for someone to benefit themselves if it helps Easts. They'd rather go for Cronk themselves and ensure the Roosters are out of the running due to a lack of cap space. So the Roosters best chance is a no chance
All said, I just can't see the Roosters affording Cronk without seriously compromising themselves unless Pearce is willing to go outside of Sydney and that club is willing to pay big money.
