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Tue May 27, 2008
Source: www.dragons.com.auNSW Origin centre Matt Cooper will this week play his 150th career NRL match for St George Illawarra against the Rabbitohs this Sunday at ANZ Stadium.
The Shellharbour junior made his Dragons NRL debut in round 1 of season 2000 against the Sharks and has gone on to score 82 tries in the top grade and represent his country on seven occasions and his state on nine.
The 29-year-old will become the third player to pass the 150 milestone for the Club behind Trent Barrett (156) and Ben Hornby (160*).
The inclusion of Cooper forces Josh Morris to the wing and Chase Stanley on to the interchange bench. The only other changes from last week see Stuart Webb starting at lock and Lagi Setu moving back onto the extended interchange which includes Ricky Thorby for the first time this season.
Unavailable Dragons are: Jarrod Saffy (Ribs) Rnd 13.
TELSTRA PREMIERSHIPSouth Sydney Rabbitohs v St George Illawarra Dragons
ANZ Stadium
Sunday 1 June
2:00pm
Dragons (NRL):
1. Brett Morris
2. Jason Nightingale
3. Mark Gasnier (c)
4. Matt Cooper
5. Josh Morris
6. Jamie Soward
7. Ben Hornby
8. Justin Poore
9. Dean Young
10. Jason Ryles
11. Beau Scott
12. Ben Creagh
13. Stuart Webb
Subs:
14. Kirk Reynoldson
15. Dan Hunt
16. Chase Stanley
17. Rangi Chase
18. Lagi Setu
19. Ricky Thorby
(two to be omitted)
Coach: Nathan Brown
TOYOTA CUPSouth Sydney Rabbitohs v St George Illawarra Dragons
ANZ Stadium
Sunday 1 June
11:45am
Dragons (NYC):
1. Sam Morath
2. Joe Vickery
3. Kane Linnett
4. Dean Whare
5. Henry Raiwalui
6. Maurice Kennedy
7. John Kennedy (c)
8. Thomas Hancock
9. Daniel Fepuleai
10. Trent Merrin
11. Jake Marketo
12. Brad Hudson
13. Matt Mundine
Subs:
14. Rory O'Brien
15. Josh Cochrane
16. Ben Schreiber
17. Jace Brown
18. Clifford Morris
19. Travis Roche
(two to be omitted)
News Source:
www.dragons.com.auWed May 14, 2008
Source: www.dragons.com.auNSW Origin centre and local junior Matt Cooper has today agreed to terms with the Dragons for a further three years, until the end of 2011.
Cooper has played a total of 149 games in the NRL after making his debut in round 5 of season 2000 against the Sharks.
The Shellharbour Sharks junior today expressed his delight in having his future at the Club resolved.
"I have always said that I wanted to be a one Club man and this new contract supports my aim," said Cooper. "The Dragons have been such a big part of my life for many years and I am very happy to continue my career at the Club.
"I feel I still have a lot to offer the Club and I see a very bright future here about which I am excited," he added.
Dragons CEO Peter Doust said he was very pleased for the Club that Cooper had decided to stay with the Dragons given the interest from other Clubs.
"Matt is an exceptional player and has been a high quality example of what the Dragons system can produce," said Doust. "Matt is a popular player among the team, Members, Partners and supporters so it is great news for everyone that he has elected to stay for a further three years".
Cooper's contract extension co-incides with his selection in the NSW Origin Team.
"It is a pretty big day for me," said Cooper. "Being picked for Origin and knowing that I am staying at the Dragons - I couldn't be happier," said Cooper.
News Source:
www.dragons.com.au
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 2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
St.George-Illawarra Dragons
9 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [16 Mar 08] L 16-24 v Tigers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [24 Mar 08] W 30-12 v Gold Coast (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 08] L 14-21 v Raiders (A). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 08] L 16-18 v Sharks (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [12 Apr 08] L 16-20 v Cowboys (H). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 08] L 18-30 v Bulldogs (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [11 May 08] L 18-19 v Eels (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [01 Jun 08] W 26-12 v Rabbitohs (A). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [20 Jun 08] W 13-12 v Panthers (H). [CT]
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2007 State of Origin
New South Wales Origin
3 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Origin [13 Jun 07] L 6-10 v QLD Origin (H). [CT]
[View] Origin [23 May 07] L 18-25 v QLD Origin (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Origin [04 Jul 07] W 18-4 v QLD Origin (A). [CT]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
St.George-Illawarra Dragons
19 games; 11 tries, 44 points.
[View] Round 1 [18 Mar 07] W 20-18 v Gold Coast (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [31 Mar 07] L 18-22 v Cowboys (H). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [09 Apr 07] L 4-40 v Sharks (A). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [14 Apr 07] L 10-24 v Storm (H). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 07] L 4-18 v Roosters (A). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [04 May 07] W 28-16 v Panthers (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t (33rd, 80th)
[View] Round 9 [13 May 07] L 8-27 v Tigers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [25 May 07] L 6-30 v Raiders (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [01 Jun 07] W 11-4 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 14 [17 Jun 07] L 12-20 v Eels (A). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [24 Jun 07] L 6-28 v Storm (A). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [08 Jul 07] W 58-16 v Raiders (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [15 Jul 07] L 16-44 v Warriors (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 07] W 38-20 v Panthers (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [28 Jul 07] L 24-28 v Bulldogs (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 21 [03 Aug 07] W 20-4 v Knights (A). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [18 Aug 07] L 14-24 v Cowboys (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 24 [27 Aug 07] W 14-6 v Eels (H). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [02 Sep 07] L 24-28 v Sea Eagles (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2006 State of Origin
New South Wales Origin
1 games; [View] Origin [05 Jul 06] L 14-16 v QLD Origin. [CT]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
St.George-Illawarra Dragons
23 games; 15 tries, 60 points.
[View] Round 1 [10 Mar 06] L 15-24 v Tigers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 06] W 26-12 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [08 Apr 06] L 6-54 v Knights (H). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [15 Apr 06] W 26-24 v Sea Eagles (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 06] W 22-12 v Roosters (H). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [29 Apr 06] L 10-24 v Storm (A). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [07 May 06] L 12-30 v Sharks (A). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [13 May 06] W 22-16 v Warriors (H). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [02 Jun 06] W 8-1 v Eels (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [16 Jun 06] W 18-16 v Broncos (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 06] W 34-14 v Cowboys (H). [CT] 12 Pts; 3t
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 06] W 38-28 v Rabbitohs (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [14 Jul 06] L 16-22 v Bulldogs (H). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 06] L 12-31 v Raiders (A). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 06] L 24-34 v Storm (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 22 [04 Aug 06] L 6-28 v Eels (A). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 06] L 10-26 v Bulldogs (A). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 06] W 46-16 v Tigers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 06] W 18-4 v Sharks (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 06] W 36-16 v Roosters (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week One [09 Sep 06] W 20-4 v Broncos (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week Two [15 Sep 06] W 28-0 v Sea Eagles. [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (67th)
[View] Finals Week Three [23 Sep 06] L 10-24 v Storm. [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (25th)
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2006 International Test Matches
Australian Kangaroos
1 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Bundaberg Rum Test [05 May 06] W 50-12 v New Zealand (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2005 Tri-Nations Test Series
Australian Kangaroos
4 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Tri-Nations Match 2 [21 Oct 05] W 28-26 v New Zealand (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Tri-Nations Match 4 [05 Nov 05] W 20-6 v Great Britain (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Tri-Nations Match 6 [19 Nov 05] W 26-14 v Great Britain (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Tri-Nations Final [26 Nov 05] L 0-24 v New Zealand. [CT]
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2005 State of Origin
New South Wales Origin
3 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Origin [25 May 05] L 20-24 v QLD Origin (A). [CT]
[View] Origin [15 Jun 05] W 32-22 v QLD Origin (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (59th)
[View] Origin [06 Jul 05] W 32-10 v QLD Origin (A). [CT]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
St.George-Illawarra Dragons
20 games; 13 tries, 52 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Mar 05] L 28-46 v Bulldogs (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t (53rd, 80th)
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 05] L 12-46 v Storm (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 05] L 8-18 v Panthers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [17 Apr 05] L 24-34 v Broncos (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (15th)
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 05] W 26-24 v Roosters (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (77th)
[View] Round 8 [01 May 05] W 40-32 v Tigers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [07 May 05] W 42-10 v Souths (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t (33rd, 64th)
[View] Round 10 [13 May 05] W 34-12 v Panthers (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t (60th, 71st)
[View] Round 12 [29 May 05] L 16-24 v Storm (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (59th)
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 05] W 32-18 v Warriors (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (47th)
[View] Round 15 [19 Jun 05] W 28-10 v Souths (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (25th)
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 05] L 24-32 v Tigers (H). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 05] L 14-40 v Eels (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (43rd)
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 05] W 36-10 v Sea Eagles (A). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 05] W 20-10 v Sharks (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t (55th)
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 05] W 44-6 v Roosters (H). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 05] W 36-16 v Cowboys (A). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [14 Aug 05] W 24-4 v Broncos (A). [CT]
[View] Finals Week One [10 Sep 05] W 28-22 v Sharks (H). [CT]
[View] Qualifying Finals [24 Sep 05] L 12-20 v Tigers. [CT]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
St.George-Illawarra Dragons
2 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Mar 04] L 12-21 v Raiders (H). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 04] W 16-10 v Warriors (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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Cooper, Matt
