Aftermath: Luke Keary, Trent Robinson and Cooper Cronk count the costs of victory

Trent Robinson can’t be certain that Cooper Cronk will play next week, but there was no way he was going to get an early shower against South Sydney.Unable to lift his left arm after suffering a shoulder injury late in the first half, Cronk refused to come off while a grand final spot was at stake. Which is why Robinson didn’t give him the option.“No. It wasn’t even discussed. I didn’t even ask how he was,” Robinson said.“Cooper knows how he is and needed to get work done there at half-time. He was always going to go back out there but it looked pretty sore.”The shoulders of Cronk and Billy Slater will be the biggest
talking points in coming days. Robinson predicted his star halfback would be fit to take on former club Melbourne, but the medicos will make the final call.“Dunno. I’m not sure,” Robinson said.“Obviously ice and he’ll go and get scans and stuff. I saw what you saw of him carrying it at the back end of the first half.“Then all of the second half you could that Luke [Keary] took over a lot there. That was pretty impressive from him.“I’m not sure. I know you want information straight away but he will go and get scans tonight and we will know more.“I’d say he will be right to play next week.”Cronk made six tackles before his injury but only five more afterwards. The Rabbitohs appeared unable to find him in the defensive line.“We didn’t necessarily look to chase him,” said Souths coach Anthony Seibold.