His suit was still damp from a sports drink dunking, his heart still racing after the biggest gamble of his career turned to gold. But Roosters coach Trent Robinson somehow managed to come across cool and collected as he delivered a speech to his team in the moments after full-time in the grand final.‘‘That week was ... lots of things went into that week,’’ Robinson began. ‘‘Obviously Cooper’s injury. Sunday morning, we went righty oh, he
has done his shoulder and we are going to get on with it, have a crack and planning on how we are going to play . . .‘‘[Luke] Keary deserves that medal [Clive Churchill Medal] that’s sitting around his neck, but I think all of us know that medal wasn’t for the 80 minutes out there. He walked in on Monday and said, ‘This is how I’m going to play. If you follow me, I’ll get it done’. But then your ability to adapt and to keep it quiet about Coops; the trust in our group . . . all those things needed to pay off and they did.
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