Second most NRL games and 99 tries – Cronk's career in Opta numbers
Dejan Kalinic
May 20, 2019 11:45 MYT
May 20, 2019 11:45 MYT
NRL great Cooper Cronk will retire at the end of the season after a glittering 16-year career.
A three-time premiership winner and twice a Dally M Medallist, the Sydney Roosters star announced on Monday that this campaign would be his last.
Having also starred for Melbourne Storm, Australia and Queensland, Cronk ranks among the sport's greats.
We take a look at the Opta stats after his announcement.
Club News | Cooper Cronk has today announced that he will retire at the end of 2019 NRL season #EastsToWin https://t.co/51Pby9NUkF pic.twitter.com/khE29BPBf9 — Sydney Roosters (@sydneyroosters) May 20, 2019
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357 - Cronk has played the second most NRL games in history, behind only Cameron Smith (394).
99 - He has scored 99 NRL tries, including 12 in both 2011 and 2016.
419 - Cronk has scored 419 NRL points, with his season-high the 51 he managed for Melbourne in 2016.
Congratulations Cooper Cronk on an outstanding career A legend of our club, we will be forever proud of the 13 years you wore the purple jersey and the way you continue to represent the Storm values on and off the field. You will always be part of the Storm family pic.twitter.com/r0Kqw6lTmh — Melbourne Storm (@storm) May 20, 2019
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13 - He has played 20-plus games in 13 of his past 14 NRL campaigns.
60 - Cronk is set to finish his career with 60 representative appearances (38 for Australia and 22 for Queensland in State of Origin).
11 - His next try would see him become just the 11th player in NRL history to play 300 games and score 100 tries.