Cowboys fullback Lachlan Coote offered $600k by Sydney NRL club
WHICH Sydney NRL club offered off-contract Cowboys fullback Lachlan Coote $600,000-a-season over three years?
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BUZZ Rothfield looks back over the NRL’s Round 8 and gives his verdict on the game’s talking points.
HIGHLIGHT
Sydney can build the best stadium in the southern hemisphere but nothing beats the suburban ground atmosphere of Sunday afternoon football at Shark Park.
LOWLIGHT
The Wests Tigers pathetic performance against the Canberra Raiders. Luke Brooks and Mitchell Moses are going backwards.
The forwards are soft and even James Tedesco is beginning to struggle.
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CARROT FOR COOTE
South Sydney are already planning for life after Greg Inglis.
Why else would they have recently offered Cowboys fullback Lachlan Coote $600,000-a-season over three years. True story.
WEIGHING IN
Willis Meehan not only needs approval from the NRL integrity unit to play for the Manly Sea Eagles.
He also owes a substantial amount of money to the Roosters that will need to be repaid before he gets a clearance.
TURNING BACK THE CHOC
Anthony Mundine was predictably criticised yesterday for announcing his intentions to make an NRL comeback. Like everyone else, I don’t think he is capable of doing it. The same as I said back in 2000 about him making it as a boxer. At least he’s having a go.
DOGS ON THE HOP
The Bulldogs are sure going to miss Will Hopoate in rounds 10,11 and 12 when he takes his Sundays off.
The fullback has been the club’s best and most consistent player all year and deserved his man-of-the-match against the Titans on Saturday.
MILESTONE MITCH
Few players in Roosters history deserve the recognition utility player Mitch Aubusson will get for his 200th game at Allianz Stadium this afternoon. For years Aubusson has been one of the game’s most underrated players and a truly great role model.
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