Why Sydney clubs will chase Cooper Cronk

WHY AN OFF-CONTRACT COOPER CRONK IS HOT PROPERTY

Melbourne (2004-2017)

306 NRL games

Won 69 per cent of games

88 tries, 374 points

Grand finals played: 5 - 2006, 07, 09, 12, 16

Grand finals won: 3 - 2007, 09, 12 (2007 and 09 titles stripped for club salary cap breaches)

Two-time Dally M Medallist ( 2013, 2016)

Clive Churchill Medallist 2012

STATE OF ORIGIN

Queensland

Debut 2010

19 games

3 tries,14 points

Won series: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016

Series whitewash: 2010

TEST:

Australia

Debut 2010

31 Tests

16 tries, 64 points

World Cup winner 2013