A “shake-up” of the teaching shares on the Roosters is to be anticipated amid a disappointing 2023 marketing campaign, and a giant identify may discover himself on the outer on the Tricolours.
The positions of assistant coach Matt King and halves marketing consultant Cooper Cronk are underneath evaluate by the membership, in keeping with Channel Nine’s Danny Weidler.
The Daily Telegraph’s Dave Riccio shed extra mild on the matter throughout Tuesday evening’s episode of NRL 360.
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“Cooper is there as a halves consultant and given their current predicament, given their current attack, Cooper’s role at the club is being reviewed by the Roosters. It’s a one-day-a-week job working with the halves,” Riccio mentioned.
NRL 360 co-host Anasta says the studies of Cronk’s evaluate doesn’t bode effectively for the three-time premiership successful halfback.
“Let’s be honest, if it’s under review, they are in trouble. If it’s out there with prominent journalists that their jobs are under review, and I’ve heard the same about Matt King, it’s probably close to the mark, right?” Anasta mentioned.
“If you are under review with the way they are going and it’s been made public through certain avenues, I know them well and they are great guys and great coaches and I’m mates with both of them, but the reality is there is something happening there.
“There’s some panic there within the ranks, there’s some change coming and these guys could be under pressure.”
Cronk’s job with the halves this season hasn’t resulted in the most effective on subject performances from that place group.
Sam Walker, who began the season within the no. 7 jersey, was dropped in Round 8 and on account of a knee harm, hasn’t been seen within the first grade facet since.
Sandon Smith, Luke Keary and Joey Manu have recycled by the halves and whereas exhibiting glimpses, consistency has been sorely missing.
“If you look at their halves, and you talking about Coops as the halves coach, Walker they are obviously not sure,” Anasta mentioned.
“Luke Keary is a legend and has been one of the best halves in our competition for a long time, but with all due respect to him.. you watch his last few performances and they’d be worried.”
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Weidler mentioned “not everyone in the club is entirely happy” with the job Cronk is doing, nevertheless it “doesn’t mean he’s gone” from the Roosters both.
“He works with the likes of Sam Walker, Luke Keary and Joey Manu, and there’s some chance they’ll re-evaluate his role,” Weidler mentioned on 100% Footy.
“We haven’t seen Sam Walker fire a lot this year, he was dumped at one point. We didn’t see Joey Manu succeed either. How much of that is Cooper Cronk’s fault I don’t know.
“They’re (Roosters) examining that situation as well. It doesn’t mean he’s gone from the club, but it’s one I guess we can watch with interest.”
King can be within the firing line, given he’s the assault coach underneath Robinson and the Roosters have laid a goose egg in that division this season.
Their 324 factors scored is the second-worst within the league, solely forward of the last-placed Tigers.
Riccio predicts that one thing must give as traditionally, the proud membership aren’t afraid to make modifications after a poor season.
“Given the Roosters season and the results they’ve had and the calamity of problems on and off the field they’ve had, we know one thing; when the Roosters have a failed season, heads roll,” Riccio mentioned.
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“Like it or not, Matt King is the assistant coach under Trent and the attack coach, and his name has popped up as far as someone they may look to move on as a part of an overhaul.”
Former assistant Jason Ryles parted methods with the membership in June in a much-publicised cut up however Weidler has reported that the Roosters are eager to have Jake Friend fill Ryles’ function completely. Friend has been filling in since Ryles left.
Bulldogs supremo and Channel Nine analyst Phil Gould believes the Roosters could be pulling the incorrect rein by selling Friend to a everlasting function.
I’ve this sense that if persons are teaching within the NRL, they must have coached their very own crew at some stage coming by the system,” he mentioned on 100% Footy.
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“I’m not so sure the players retiring to become assistant coaches actually learn to be coaches and can help the head coach as much as they would like.
“Head coaches, some rely very heavily on their staff. Some are a little bit more autonomous and do enough of the work themselves.
Paul Crawley noted Ryles’ departure and all of the other changes among the coaching ranks of late at the Roosters, but believes that the roster needs to be looked at more so than the coaching staff, a point which Riccio agreed with.
“There’s been a lot of shake-up in recent seasons there with Fitzy (Craig Fitzgibbon), Adam O’Brien previously,” Crawley mentioned.
“Is moving Cooper Cronk, and look you could bring back Jack Gibson, but is that going to fix the situation in the Roosters halves? Is that going to fix the situation in the Roosters roster? That’s where the changes have to happen.”
“There’s no one off contract for them. Keary’s got another year to go, Teddy’s still on contract, Joey Manu is still on contract next year so tough calls will only make change at the end of this season. There’s got to be some big calls to be made to shake up the roster,” Riccio added.
Anasta added that his former membership have “lost their way”.
“That’s why they are where they are. That’s the reality,” Anasta mentioned.
“They’ve obviously got to make changes somewhere. They’ve done this in the past and always had success with whatever changes they make.
“It’s kind of watch this space with the Chooks because they’ll be making moves behind the scenes and they couldn’t possibly be happy with where they are at.”
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