Re: Cooper : Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:28 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

Jermaine McGilvary has had a pop on Twitter, seems it was Knowles who put him out for 6 months last year with the same kind of tackle

Somebody just put Knowles disciplinary record up on Twitter. He has apparently been charged 44 times since 2018. Now all weren’t bans and some would’ve just been a caution but that Is incredible if true. Maybe there wasn’t any malicious intent in this (I’m sure there wasn’t to be fair) but he’s clearly got some real issues with his tackling techniques.

Re: Cooper : Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:12 pm  

Conspiracy. All made up just to try and ban him.

Re: Cooper : Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:15 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Somebody just put Knowles disciplinary record up on Twitter. He has apparently been charged 44 times since 2018. Now all weren’t bans and some would’ve just been a caution but that Is incredible if true. Maybe there wasn’t any malicious intent in this (I’m sure there wasn’t to be fair) but he’s clearly got some real issues with his tackling techniques.

That isnt a very good stat tbh. And they have the cheak to call us 'dirty'

Re: Cooper : Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:20 pm  

McGillvery has gone public about the tackle, as it was just coincidental that the same Saints player was involved in both incidents.

Re: Cooper : Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:32 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Somebody just put Knowles disciplinary record up on Twitter. He has apparently been charged 44 times since 2018. Now all weren’t bans and some would’ve just been a caution but that Is incredible if true. Maybe there wasn’t any malicious intent in this (I’m sure there wasn’t to be fair) but he’s clearly got some real issues with his tackling techniques.

He's been looked at 44 times since '18, the killer though as a Saints fan pointed out is 9 charges and counting since the start of the '22 season, that's a lot of matches sat on his backside for someone who should be a pack leader alongside Roby and Walmsley

Re: Cooper : Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:39 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

He's been looked at 44 times since '18, the killer though as a Saints fan pointed out is 9 charges and counting since the start of the '22 season, that's a lot of matches sat on his backside for someone who should be a pack leader alongside Roby and Walmsley

It feels like he’s going to need to reinvent his game in some ways or else it will keep happening. He is a cracking player, all effort and will to win but he’s putting other players at risk with the small ‘detail’ I’m sure goes in to his work. They’ve done all this work to stop things like punching but I’m sure a player would rather be punched in the face, than sit out of the game for 6 to 12 months (as McGillvary and Cooper have done). Kaide Ellis got 5 games for a minor scuffle last season and Knowles got to play in a Grand Final, a week after an awful lookimg challenge on Chris Atkin.

Re: Cooper : Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:45 pm  

5 match ban for Knowles

Re: Cooper : Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:13 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

5 match ban for Knowles

Not enough

Re: Cooper : Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:24 pm  

Not really much else Wellens can say in public. I have a lot of respect for Wellens, not only was he a superb player but he seems like a likeable coach and man just as we have in Matty Peet. It's nice to see a fierce rivalry being respected by both coaches.

On the injury. You would have to say it's the end of the road for his playing career and i would imagine he is being medically advised (privately) that this would be the best decision. It's a terrible age for that kind of injury.

What i will say though is the intensity in our pack improved measurably when Cooper joined and his presence has obviously had a big impact on our young props. I would be very much for the idea that he uses his time to build his coaching career and takes a job on the staff. His experience both in the Super League and NRL will stand him in good stead.

Re: Cooper : Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:29 pm  

Be interesting to see if any other player gets a 5 match ban for the same offence