Quade Cooper quits the Wallabies

From the Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/australia-rugby/quade-cooper-quits-the-wallabies-report-20121119-29m36.html

"Controversial Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper has reportedly quit Australian rugby.

According to Channel Nine, Cooper has quit the ARU and the Wallabies and may now pursue a rugby career overseas or switch to rugby league.

The move comes after he was offered an incentive-only based contract by the ARU."

Hope this is just a hissy although Channel 9 don't usually take a flyer on things like this.

The Wallabies need him and it would be a shame not to see him in Wallaby gold again.

If he does quit the Wallabies for real, I wonder if he will consider playing in Europe for a while?

I am not a Cooper fan by any means. I think he is 50% half-crazy. But as a Saints supporter, I would sign him right away. Crazy or not, we need an out half badly. If Cooper can help Reds win a Super 15 trophy, he can help Saints. And if Cooper gets out of control Tiny can sit on him.

I AM NOT QUAID!!!!!!!!!!!

RogerLewis wrote:I AM NOT QUAID!!!!!!!!!!!

Please tell me that was done with an Austrian accent and not Irish.

The guy is an entertainer and when he's on form even the ABs can't handle him. Love to see him in Heineken Cup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROhPvSE3Tkc

No surprise the Wallabies were only willing to offer him an incentive based contract. He is a loose cannon and although he is an exciting player to watch at club level he consistently comes up short at international level. He also demonstarated that he thinks he is bigger than the management with some stupid tweets earlier in the year and therefore had it coming.

doctor_grey wrote:I am not a Cooper fan by any means. I think he is 50% half-crazy.

So 25% crazy then

AlastairW wrote:

doctor_grey wrote:I am not a Cooper fan by any means. I think he is 50% half-crazy.

So 25% crazy then

Or 75%?

LondonTiger wrote:

AlastairW wrote:

doctor_grey wrote:I am not a Cooper fan by any means. I think he is 50% half-crazy.

So 25% crazy then

Or 75%?

depends on the day i'd say

Sadly I think that the knee injury has taken a much bigger toll than has been revealed. Would have loved to see him have a go at League.

Sensational player (at Super Rugby level at least) on his day, but was always erratic. Still erratic to me so why people bemoan it as a big loss I do not know. I see it as a slight loss. Barnes is still probably their best fly-half but Deans thinks differently, plus they have the non-erratic O'Connor to come back. The ARU obviously wanted to test his loyalty after his outbursts/toy-throwing and now perhaps they see that they may be better off without him?

A real shame if true as he's an entertainer. The guy can make stupid decisions both on and off the field no doubt but does spectacular things as well.

Could make a lot of money in France given the way he plays!

If he does quit Australian rugby i bet he could make big money in France.

LondonTiger wrote:

RogerLewis wrote:I AM NOT QUAID!!!!!!!!!!!

Please tell me that was done with an Austrian accent and not Irish.

Said the Englishman to the Welshman. Austrian?? Who's Quaid anyway?

majesticimperialman wrote:If he does quit Australian rugby i bet he could make big money in France.

As king_carlos said. Come on, now you're just making it too obvious!

Pot Hale wrote:

LondonTiger wrote:

RogerLewis wrote:I AM NOT QUAID!!!!!!!!!!!

Please tell me that was done with an Austrian accent and not Irish.

Said the Englishman to the Welshman. Austrian?? Who's Quaid anyway?

Arnie in Total Recall

Can't see him in league at all with all that marking.

Plus his defence (or lack of it) would be targeted big time.

He's a bit of a street boy from Tokoroa turned prima donna and I reckon he doesnt like the space he's in at the moment.

Too risky for a large contract and I reckon the kness knocked his confidence for good.

Does it even affect the Wallabies? Most times I've seen him play he's been bullied and jeered out the game & Barnes & Beale seem quite capable of playing flyhalf.

Cyril on 606v2 wrote:

Pot Hale wrote:

LondonTiger wrote:

RogerLewis wrote:I AM NOT QUAID!!!!!!!!!!!

Please tell me that was done with an Austrian accent and not Irish.

Said the Englishman to the Welshman. Austrian?? Who's Quaid anyway?

Arnie in Total Recall

Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars

RogerLewis wrote:

Cyril on 606v2 wrote:

Pot Hale wrote:

LondonTiger wrote:

RogerLewis wrote:I AM NOT QUAID!!!!!!!!!!!

Please tell me that was done with an Austrian accent and not Irish.

Said the Englishman to the Welshman. Austrian?? Who's Quaid anyway?

Arnie in Total Recall

Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars

Howdy, stranger! This is Hauser. If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself and you don't have a wet towel around your head. Now, whatever your name is, get ready for the big surprise. You are not you, you're me.

AlastairW wrote:

RogerLewis wrote:

Cyril on 606v2 wrote:

Pot Hale wrote:

LondonTiger wrote:

RogerLewis wrote:I AM NOT QUAID!!!!!!!!!!!

Please tell me that was done with an Austrian accent and not Irish.

Said the Englishman to the Welshman. Austrian?? Who's Quaid anyway?

Arnie in Total Recall

Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars

Howdy, stranger! This is Hauser. If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself and you don't have a wet towel around your head. Now, whatever your name is, get ready for the big surprise. You are not you, you're me.

CONSIDER THAT A DIVORCE

AlastairW wrote:

LondonTiger wrote:

AlastairW wrote:

doctor_grey wrote:I am not a Cooper fan by any means. I think he is 50% half-crazy.

So 25% crazy then

Or 75%?

depends on the day i'd say

Also depends on the time of day, which hemisphere one is in (just as water goes down the drain clockwise or anticlockwise) and sunspot activity.

And, that in a nutshell, is the problem. If he was consistently 30% crazy, he could be managed. But this variability makes him frustrating. When playing under control, he can be truly excellent.

Half of me wants to see Quade play league to watch him get smashed. The other half wants to see him in the boxing ring to see him get smashed. I don't mean really smashed like hurt or injured, but you know, just roughed up a bit to teach him a lesson in humility.

RogerLewis wrote:

AlastairW wrote:

RogerLewis wrote:

Cyril on 606v2 wrote:

Pot Hale wrote:

LondonTiger wrote:

RogerLewis wrote:I AM NOT QUAID!!!!!!!!!!!

Please tell me that was done with an Austrian accent and not Irish.

Said the Englishman to the Welshman. Austrian?? Who's Quaid anyway?

Arnie in Total Recall

Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars Get your ass to Mars

Howdy, stranger! This is Hauser. If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself and you don't have a wet towel around your head. Now, whatever your name is, get ready for the big surprise. You are not you, you're me.

CONSIDER THAT A DIVORCE

I'll BE BACK.

ebop wrote:Half of me wants to see Quade play league to watch him get smashed. The other half wants to see him in the boxing ring to see him get smashed. I don't mean really smashed like hurt or injured, but you know, just roughed up a bit to teach him a lesson in humility.

Same for me. Wouldn't mind seeing him roughed up by a great white or a saltwater crocodile.

ebop wrote:Half of me wants to see Quade play league to watch him get smashed. The other half wants to see him in the boxing ring to see him get smashed. I don't mean really smashed like hurt or injured, but you know, just roughed up a bit to teach him a lesson in humility.

I ave spoken to a number of Ozzies, they reckon he won't change or be learning any lessons in humility. They say he has been like this since he was a boy.

GIVE THESE PEOPLE AIR!

RogerLewis wrote:GIVE THESE PEOPLE AIR!

f*** them

Galted wrote:

ebop wrote:Half of me wants to see Quade play league to watch him get smashed. The other half wants to see him in the boxing ring to see him get smashed. I don't mean really smashed like hurt or injured, but you know, just roughed up a bit to teach him a lesson in humility.

Same for me. Wouldn't mind seeing him roughed up by a great white or a saltwater crocodile.

Khoder nasser is probably thinking along the same lines at this very moment.

I don't think I've ever understood so little of a thread that I created.

george C

You bring a bit of it on yourself, where have you actually heard that "Cooper quits"?, apart from on a Sydney television channel, which in turn has been denied by the ARU.

George Carlin wrote:I don't think I've ever understood so little of a thread that I created.

Never mind. Wet a towel and wrap it over your head. This will muffle the signal.

This thread is getting a bit weird now, some people need some fresh air.

It was Quade, he farted, typical!

The thread was on Stuff as well,talk of going League,and Boxing smacks of SBW,do they have the same Agent?
Super Rugby seems out Top14 or Japan would certainly be an option what ever you think of him as a man.
He is a good if sometimes erratic player, Carlos Spencer was one of the most
gifted players ever.He was erratic at time s too BUT he came North and was good and loyal member of his club.
He stayed with it when it was demoted and promoted again Cooper may well do the same.
It could be like Giteau he has problems with Deans style as Coach ,and if your face does`nt fit.?
Like Merthens and Cullen with Mitchell maybe the team suffers too?

aucklandlaurie wrote:
george C

You bring a bit of it on yourself, where have you actually heard that "Cooper quits"?, apart from on a Sydney television channel, which in turn has been denied by the ARU.

It's actually been reported quite widely Laurie although as you say there's never any guidance as to who's copying whom.

For what it's worth, my boys in Brisbane who are very close to the Reds have also heard that this is a Real Thing.

Baby, you make me wish I had three hands!

Get a grip on yourself, Breadvan, and put down that gun.

You got a lot of nerve showing your face around here.

Stick it up your nose. Don't worry, it's self-guiding. Just shove real hard.

Play it!

Galted wrote:Get a grip on yourself, Breadvan, and put down that gun.

Hey man, I've got five kids to feed....

I think it's a real shame if we lose him.  Whatever he is or isn't, people show up to watch him and kids absolutely love the guy. He's massively valuable to the Reds.  He's the only rugby player in Oz that captures people's attention in the same way players like Inglis, Slater, Franklin, Ablett, Judd do (names that are not exactly Messi, Ronaldo or Peter Crouch I admit, but trust me, here they're bigger than the big pineapple, prawn and banana combined). He has to be worth more to Oz rugby than the $300 grand they could have paid. Even then they still have a choice whether or not they pick him.  He'd be a handy enough 5th choice 10 to have up our sleeve.

Sport in Oz is always a bit of a circus anyway. The AFL and NRL have swarms of journos reporting every little event and making it into the days big story, and as ridiculous as it can be, it means they're always front and centre when you open the paper. Rugby in Oz being desperate to fly under the trouble radar may win over mums, but it won't win over many new players as I don't think they are paying much attention to us.

Disappointing I think, but life goes on. No one's bigger than the game etc etc etc.

Breadvan wrote:Hey man, I've got five kids to feed....

SCREEEEEWW YOOOOUU!!

Two weeks..

Two weeks
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Twooooooooooo weeeeeeeeeeeeeks

I'm sure he'll be a BIG signing for someone.

Don't tell me... bath?

save water, shower