Cronk ruled out for Roosters, Lam to debut

[BKite11]

Roosters rookie Lachlan Lam will make his much-anticipated first grade debut after a Cooper Cronk hamstring injury scratched the champion half from Saturday's clash with Manly.

The Tricolours have been granted an NRL exemption to bring Lam into Trent Robinson's side in jersey No. 23 – the same number Cronk wore in his heroic grand final display last season – having not named a back-up playmaker in their original 21-man squad.

Lam is the son of former Roosters, Queensland and Papua New Guinea favourite Adrian, and recently signed a two-year extension at Bondi despite an approach by Wigan to join his dad in the Super League.

The 20-year-old half has been groomed as an eventual successor to Cronk's No.7 jumper for some time, and now gets his first crack at the top flight opposite incumbent Australian half Daly Cherry-Evans.

 

[brad]

Bonk will be lucky to see the year out .

 

[globaleagle]

And never has an exemption been granted so fast to Uncle Nick.

Why I bet the nrl didn't even bother if they had other replacements in the squad.

Ah well, get well soon cronk, maybe take some of that undeclared sombrero money out of your pants to put less strain on your hamstrings.

 

[Tomay]

Run at him all day and see what he's made of.

 

[Mitch]

And never has an exemption been granted so fast to Uncle Nick.

Why I bet the nrl didn't even bother if they had other replacements in the squad.

Ah well, get well soon cronk, maybe take some of that undeclared sombrero money out of your pants to put less strain on your hamstrings.

Standard stuff from the NRL. Not in the 21 man squad yet straight in he goes, no questions asked.

 

[tookey]

Maybe if their 2 centres, cordner and Keary are also out we might get close

 

[Stevo]

Run at him all day and see what he's made of.

Good plan

 

[HappilyManly]

Maybe if their 2 centres, cordner and Keary are also out we might get close

Never say never

11 Manly Men for 20 minutes at AAMI

Cronk can smell a loss

 

[The '47ers]

And never has an exemption been granted so fast to Uncle Nick.

Why I bet the nrl didn't even bother if they had other replacements in the squad.

Ah well, get well soon cronk, maybe take some of that undeclared sombrero money out of your pants to put less strain on your hamstrings.

Yeah, first thing that jumped out at me "exemption" smh

 

[mickqld]

1 injury out of their 30 squad yet they get an instant exemption. Yep certainly no fuking favouritism in the nrl. Fukoff Greenturd you spineless sack of ****. So they have no other halves in their 30 squad !?!?!?

 

[DYEagle]

Why wasn't Brock Lamb used to replace Cronk?

 

[Class of 96]

Why wasn't Brock Lamb used to replace Cronk?

That’ll learn him for having a b at the end of his surname.

 

[HoldenV8]

Why wasn't Brock Lamb used to replace Cronk?

Lamb is obviously listed somewhere as a front rower so they don't expect him to play half, unlike Lewis Brown and Matt Wright who were world class hookers while playing for Manly in 2018.....

 

[Fluffy]

farken dodgy greenturd at it again

 

[Mal Cochrane]

there are so many other half options for the roosters, this is ridiculous

 

[Woodsie]

Is there any rule ... or part of the governance of the NRL that doesn't come down to .... one call at the discretion of one person ....

... Is there no ****ing rule in this game that we can look at and know with confidence what will happen ... does every ****ing thing have to come down to a discrenary calll by Toddy McFukkface bloodyGrenTurd !

 

[Kevinward777]

What can you do besides shake your head? consistency is overrated.

 

[MadMarcus]

Hopefully he’s the next Scott Fulton

 

[Mal Cochrane]

is this Lachlan Lam named in their 30 man squad?

update: yes he is

 

[Tomay]

I would love to hear the NRL explain how the roosters get an exemption in this situation when Manly were not granted one last year. Is there anyone to contact for clarification or just Toddy himself?