Richard Coorey - get this guy a goer

Certainly is big enough with a good off-load. Only thing that is of concern was the number of times he was wearing a non starting prop jersey such as the number 17, 20 and 23 which is probably indicative of him not being considered good enough to be a starting prop in the Ron Massey Cup. Maybe a rough diamond.
 
Considering that he was not on full time his 2015 record is impressive. I think he is aged 20 or 21, reminds me of a young Beetson. A few times in video he is the first one stopping the big opposition guys. I just checked he is 187cm and **115 kilos** can play **prop, second row, lock**, with good young knees would pick him up at bargain price. He seems to love the action and always on the ball but does not hog it. He had a good little guy running off him as well.
 
:laughing: never though I would see this.

We're good friends with the Coorey family. Richard is an absolute unit of a human and a gun player.

Unfortunately his father is on the Bulldogs board and has a lot of pull at that club. Richard also bleeds blue and white, so if he is good enough to crack the NRL it won't be anywhere but the Bulldogs.
 
@Tony33 said:
:laughing: never though I would see this.

We're good friends with the Coorey family. Richard is an absolute unit of a human and a gun player.

Unfortunately his father is on the Bulldogs board and has a lot of pull at that club. Richard also bleeds blue and white, so if he is good enough to crack the NRL it won't be anywhere but the Bulldogs.
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Everyone is a relative of Benny - get Benny, Mitch and Robbie to work on him with a **double guaranteed contract** (joke)
 
I have been spewing about this for years. I've known his old man since I was kid. The young fella is a Balmain junior, is a life member of his junior club and got senior Balmain ditsrict player of the year when he was 16\. I believe he was the best forward to come out of balmain at that time he was put into the SG Ball squad and I even went down to watch his pre season games. He was fantastic but after someone at the club who has sincve been sacked realised he was Arties son. they gave him the flick. Since then hes played for Lebanon at an international level and helped them qualify for the 2017 world cup. Canterbury picked him up for NSW Cup and he's only 20\. Penrith were after him as wellbut he is now at canterbury for a year. I wanted this kid to be a tiger more than anyone else. We need big young solid props. Someone has to get onto this for the next time hes off contract for GOds sake.
 
Richie Coorey is a monster, the reason he always wore reserve jerseys were because the starting jerseys were too small. He would play 60mins a week in the front row at Ron Massey level. Unbelievable offload! I coached him at a young age, a brutal competitor.
 
Given that he is currently with the Dogs increases another clubs chances of snaring him next year given that the Dogs priority will be to retain Klemmer and any other of their NRL forwards coming off contract!!
 
@TopTiger said:
Given that he is currently with the Dogs increases another clubs chances of snaring him next year given that the Dogs priority will be to retain Klemmer and any other of their NRL forwards coming off contract!!
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Thats what I was thinking. They have some of the best forwards. Now is our chance to get him back. Surely we can get him for cheap and let him cause his damage up the middle. Ill never forget watching him. His ball skills are crazy for a front row forward.
 
From SMH September, 2012

NO FAVOURS FOR COOREY
Canterbury are known as the family club but when you carry that tag you can run the risk of being accused of nepotism. That's why strapping prop Richard Coorey, whose father, Arthur, is a long-serving and well-respected Bulldogs board director, trialled with the Wests Tigers SG Ball team at Leichhardt yesterday. Arthur, who bleeds blue and white, said he never wanted it said his 17-year-old made the grade only because of family ties. Meanwhile, Cronulla recruit Beau Ryan also has a great link to the Dogs; his grandmother Gwen Crumpton was the long-serving secretary for the club's legendary chief executive Peter Moore.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/peachey-backs-new-blues-coach-to-give-indigenous-talent-a-fair-go-20120922-26dp3.html

Did this kid have a serious injury or something? Why didn't he make noise in NYC?
 
@Downtotigertown83 said:
im going to drop in on his old man today or tomorrow at his shop in the city. Going to say hello and see where the young fella is at.
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Good luck, just remind him his son will have far greater opportunities at the Tigers to play NRL than at the Dogs, just mention how players like Taupau have gone once leaving the Dogs!!
 
@Downtotigertown83 said:
I have been spewing about this for years. I've known his old man since I was kid. The young fella is a Balmain junior, is a life member of his junior club and got senior Balmain ditsrict player of the year when he was 16\. I believe he was the best forward to come out of balmain at that time he was put into the SG Ball squad and I even went down to watch his pre season games. He was fantastic but after someone at the club who has sincve been sacked realised he was Arties son. they gave him the flick. Since then hes played for Lebanon at an international level and helped them qualify for the 2017 world cup. Canterbury picked him up for NSW Cup and he's only 20\. Penrith were after him as wellbut he is now at canterbury for a year. I wanted this kid to be a tiger more than anyone else. We need big young solid props. Someone has to get onto this for the next time hes off contract for GOds sake.
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Which club at balmain did he play for?
 
He has been made aware of this thread on our forum, he said he is going to have a word to his manager but you can never take anything Richie says to seriously :laughing:

The reason no one has heard of him before is because he had a pretty lean 2013-14 by his standards. In 2015 he had a killer year and dispelled fears that he wasn't made for it at a higher level. If he can continue at that level in 2016, 2017 may see him gain an NRL contract at a club like the Tigers who have reason to take a gamble on a good young prop with a big motor (keeping in mind the reduced interchanges).
 
@innsaneink said:
@Downtotigertown83 said:
I have been spewing about this for years. I've known his old man since I was kid. The young fella is a Balmain junior, is a life member of his junior club and got senior Balmain ditsrict player of the year when he was 16\. I believe he was the best forward to come out of balmain at that time he was put into the SG Ball squad and I even went down to watch his pre season games. He was fantastic but after someone at the club who has sincve been sacked realised he was Arties son. they gave him the flick. Since then hes played for Lebanon at an international level and helped them qualify for the 2017 world cup. Canterbury picked him up for NSW Cup and he's only 20\. Penrith were after him as wellbut he is now at canterbury for a year. I wanted this kid to be a tiger more than anyone else. We need big young solid props. Someone has to get onto this for the next time hes off contract for GOds sake.

Which club at balmain did he play for?
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Dundas Shamrocks from 5s to 15s and then 16s and 17s at Enfield Feds.Someone has to send this video thru to the football club. Could be good chance to pinch a quality player before he hits the scene elsewhere.
 
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