Matt Cooper - how good was he?

[DoubleD]

Interesting article on Loverugbyleague about Matt Cooper. I never really rated him that highly - in the sense I thought he was a very good centre but not a top class one of the ilk of Inglis, Gasnier, Lyon etc. 

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/matt-cooper-the-st-george-illawarra-dragons-centre-who-had-it-all/

However, the article makes some compelling arguments that perhaps I underestimated him. Wondered what other people’s thoughts were?

[Damien]

I thought he was very good. Very strong and solid defensively and very reliable. He flew under the radar a little compared to some more famous names, and may not have been as flashy, but was every bit as good in his own way.

[Davo5]

Always thought he was a class act and his partnership with Gasnier is up there among the best club centre combinations.

[DavidM]

Very very good . Top notch . Gasnier / Cooper was as good as its possible to get. Gasnier was naturally gifted but Cooper was an alround better player . Together they complimented each other perfectly 

[Welsh RL & RU watcher]

On 19/04/2020 at 15:49, DoubleD said:

Interesting article on Loverugbyleague about Matt Cooper. I never really rated him that highly - in the sense I thought he was a very good centre but not a top class one of the ilk of Inglis, Gasnier, Lyon etc. 

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/matt-cooper-the-st-george-illawarra-dragons-centre-who-had-it-all/

However, the article makes some compelling arguments that perhaps I underestimated him. Wondered what other people’s thoughts were?

Obviously everything is relative. M Cooper was awesome IMO. To win a WC I'd prefer M Cooper as my left-centre than J Lyon.