Nooooo, Cooper's now taken.
:lol:
Will Chambers finds his feet
Article from: Sunday Herald Sun
Steve Mascord
March 23, 2008 12:00am
MEET Will Chambers, alias "Mrs Cronk".
"Some of the boys think we're going to get married," Melbourne half-back Cooper Cronk says, a little sheepishly.
Junior Kangaroo Chambers, 19, from tiny Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory, is the man who is making more than a fist of replacing Matt King in the premiership side.
But, according to Storm teammates, Chambers is also doing a good job of being Cronk's spouse.
"There's not many other single boys left in the side," Chambers says, a tad embarrassed. "They have a go at us - it's all good fun.
"I moved back in with Cooper at the end of last year. At first, with him being a senior player . . . I found it a bit hard to find my feet."
Chambers was sent to boarding school in Brisbane by his parents, Donald Chambers and Karen Pelford, when he was 14.
"The main reason was my schooling," he says as he prepares for today's clash with Cronulla at OIympic Park.
Chambers tried a host of sports at Nudgee College before settling on rugby league. He was so good at it, it was soon time to move cities again.
"It was a pretty good stepping stone, getting away from my parents at a young age and then coming here (Melbourne)," he says of his boarding school experience.
"It helped me out a lot."
When he first arrived in Melbourne last year, he was billeted with Cronk - Australia's most recent Test half-- and promptly moved straight back out again.
"He stayed with me for three or four months and then moved out with one of the younger boys," Cronk says.
"He was a bit intimidated. He wanted to move out pretty quickly. (Ryan Shortland) moved on so now he's moved back in with me."
According to "Mr Cronk", the fact Chambers is no longer intimidated is a sign of his growing maturity and his ability to hold down a first-grade spot this season.
"I think he was a little bit intimidated, but now he's comfortable in his surroundings - on the footy field and at home as well," Cronk says.
"His confidence has grown, but he's not a cocky kid. He's very respectful. The best thing about him is that he's always got a smile on his face."
Such terms of endearment only fan the stirrers in the Storm squad.
"We've become pretty good mates," Cronk says.
"It's good having a young kid around the place. It takes my serious streak, or tension, away sometimes."
Born in Brisbane but raised in NT when his father got a job in the mines, Chambers remains in the shadow of Israel Folau, but consistently outshone him in the pre-season.
"The first time I came down here to train, I was only supposed to be down here three months," he says.
"This pre-season, I set myself the goal I'd like to play first grade all year. It was a driving point . . . pre-season is never easy, but I always had something to drive me every morning when I got up."
And then, of course, there was the motivation provided by watching what went on last year in the final week of September.
"It was great just watching that grand final and seeing the boys do so well," he says. "I'd love to be part of that."
It seems that one way or another, Chambers is determined he and his "boyfriend" will be wearing rings by the end of the year.
Source:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23417062-11088,00.html
