Cronk said his close relationship with star Queensland teammates fullback Billy Slater and hooker Cameron Smith was a big factor in his decision, as was continuing to work with coach Craig Bellamy.

I t's taken just one game of the new NRL season for Cooper Cronk to suggest Manly skipper Daly Cherry-Evans could turn his back on Billy Slater and the Maroons and put all his focus on trying to ...

He may have lost his starting spot at Brisbane, but hit man Brendan Piakura is poised in the years to come to break into the ...

And he has already caught Billy Slater’s eye after he was brought into Maroons camp as 19th man for game one last year. Cronk, a Queensland, Melbourne and Sydney Rooster great, said while ...