Cooper Cronk
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| Full name | Cooper Cronk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cooper Patrick Cronk (born 5 December, 1983 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a premiership winning Australian professional rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is halfback.
As a child he played baseball for the Runcorn Indians. Cronk attended St. Laurence's College, South Brisbane, where much of his time was spent playing for the 1st XV Rugby Union side. It was here that he began developing into a quality first receiver. In 2001, he was selected to play in the Australian School Boys side. Cooper was identified as a player with natural talent, maturity beyond his years and enormous potential by Storm Recruitment Officer, Gavin Darwin, and it wasn't long before Cronk was playing in the Norths Devils team. He quickly established himself in the Queensland Cup and trained with the Storm Squad in 2003. Cronk made his debut for the Storm in 2004, starting as a utility back coming off the bench and playing at five-eighth, hooker and lock.
In 2006, Cronk won the Dally M Halfback of the Year award and achieved premiership success in 2007 with the Melbourne Storm in their defeat of Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He finished a successful year by achieving selection at halfback for the Kangaroos in the Centenary Test against New Zealand in October, 2007.
In 2008, Cronk was called into the Australian Test Team to replace Jonathan Thurston who had twisted his ankle in training. Thurston later was cleared of injury and played in the test team over Cronk.
In August, 2008, Cronk was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[1][2]
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 2004 - Round 9 Melbourne Storm v Cronulla Sharks at Olympic Park, 8 May
- Premierships: 2007 - Melbourne Storm defeated Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, 34–8
- International Tests: 2007 - selection for Australia v New Zealand, 14 October, Wellington, New Zealand
References
- ^ Liam FitzGibbon (2008-08-01). "Surprises in Kangaroos squad". "Fox Sports News (Australia)". Retrieved 2008-08-02.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad". International Herald Tribune. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
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