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Matt Cooper

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 18th April, 1979
Current Age
47 years and 58 days
Place Of Birth
Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Anzac Tests
2006
State of Origin
2004, 2005
NSW City vs Country Origin
2004
NRL Premiership
2010
Anzac Cup
2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
World Club Challenge
2011
Charity Shield - AUS
2012
NSW Reserve Grade
2001

Biography

I’warra junior (Shellharbour) represented Country Origin in successive years in 2003-04. A hard-running centre, Cooper scored a club record four tries against defending premiers Penrith in 2004 before taking his place in the NSW State of Origin team. Although dropped after the Blues’ narrow 9-8 win in the first match of the series he was selected for Australia in the Tri Nations competition at year’s end. Cooper could not break into the Australian Test team in England but represented the combined Australian-NZ ‘ANZac’ team that defeated Cumbria and played in the international match against the USA Tomahawks. Following NSW’s State of origin success in 2005 Cooper continued his partnership centre club and State centre partner Mark Gasnier in four Tests of Australia’s unsuccessful Tri-Nations campaign. New Australian coach Ricky Stuart kept the combination intact in the 50-12 win over NZ in April 2006 (Cooper and Gasnier were try-scorers) but following the Dragons’ demise in the finals Cooper missed selection for Australia’s Tri-Nations campaign through injury.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 6 - 6 7-7 -     - - 28 - - - 5 1 - 83.33% List
Other International Matches - 3 - 3 3-3 -     - - 12 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
Anzac Tests 1 1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tri-Nations - 4 - 4 5-5 -     - - 20 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
State of Origin 2 13 - 13 3-3 -     - - 12 - - - 5 8 - 38.46% List
NSW City vs Country Origin 1 2 - 2 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 2 - 2 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NRL Premiership 1 236 7 243 1231124 0 / 1 0.00% - - 496 - 1 - 124 116 3 51.03% List
NRL Finals - 15 - 15 7-7 -     - - 28 - - - 7 8 - 46.67% List
Anzac Cup 7 11 - 11 415 -     - - 20 - - - 7 4 - 63.64% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
World Club Challenge 1 1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Other   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Charity Shield - AUS 1 2 - 2 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
All Stars - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Reserve Grade 1 1 - 1 16-16 -     - - 64 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  259 7 266 1351136 0 / 1 0.00% - - 544 - 1 - 136 127 3 51.13% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 2005-06   6 - 6 7-7 -     - - 28 - - - 5 1 - 83.33% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 2005   2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Combined 1st Div 2001   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Country 2003-04   2 - 2 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
ANZACs 2004   1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW 2004-08, 2010   13 - 13 3-3 -     - - 12 - - - 5 8 - 38.46% List
NRL 2010   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St Geo IllaSt Geo Illa 20002000 Telstra NRL Premiership   4 6 102-2 -     - - 8 - - - 4 6 - 40.00% List
St Geo IllaSt Geo Illa 20012001 Telstra NRL Premiership   3 1 42-2 -     - - 8 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
St Geo IllaSt Geo Illa 20022002 Telstra NRL Premiership   19 - 197-7 -     - - 28 - - - 6 10 3 31.58% List
St Geo IllaSt Geo Illa 20032003 Telstra NRL Premiership   23 - 2311-11 -     - - 44 - - - 10 13 - 43.48% List
St Geo IllaSt Geo Illa 20042004 Telstra NRL Premiership   23 - 2317-17 -     - - 68 - - - 13 10 - 56.52% List
St Geo IllaSt Geo Illa 20052005 Telstra NRL Premiership   20 - 2013-13 -     - - 52 - - - 12 8 - 60.00% List
St Geo IllaSt Geo Illa 20062006 Telstra NRL Premiership   23 - 2315-15 -     - - 60 - - - 13 10 - 56.52% List
St Geo IllaSt Geo Illa 20072007 Telstra NRL Premiership   20 - 2011-11 -     - - 44 - - - 7 13 - 35.00% List
St Geo IllaSt Geo Illa 20082008 Telstra NRL Premiership   19 - 199-9 0 / 1 0.00% - - 36 - - - 7 12 - 36.84% List
St Geo IllaSt Geo Illa 20092009 Telstra NRL Premiership   19 - 193-3 -     - - 12 - - - 12 7 - 63.16% List
St Geo IllaSt Geo Illa 20102010 Telstra NRL Premiership   19 - 1911112 -     - - 48 - - - 14 5 - 73.68% List
St Geo IllaSt Geo Illa 20112011 Telstra NRL Premiership   21 - 2114-14 -     - - 56 - 1 - 13 8 - 61.90% List
St Geo IllaSt Geo Illa 20122012 Telstra NRL Premiership   15 - 156-6 -     - - 24 - - - 7 8 - 46.67% List
St Geo IllaSt Geo Illa 20132013 Telstra NRL Premiership   8 - 82-2 -     - - 8 - - - 4 4 - 50.00% List

NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St Geo Illa 2000-13   236 7 243 1231124 - / 1 0.00% - - 496 - 1 - 124 116 3 51.03% List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St Geo Illa (R)St Geo Illa (R) 20012001 NSWRL First Division   1 - 1--- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSW/QLD Cup - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St Geo Illa (R) 2001   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

Your Say

  • Joel
    2 Apr 2020 2:20pm

    Best centre in the world for a number of years. Best defensive centre I’ve seen and a great attacking player. The Dragons haven’t found a good replacement for ‘Coops’ since he retired in 2013.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, AJ Lucantonio, Bill Bates

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), 2006 Official Rugby League Annual, RFL Player Registers, Castleford Tigers Heritage