Cooper Cronk

The former Queensland and Australian halfback was appointed to the QRL Board as an independent director in July, 2021. As the Chair of the QRL Pathways and Performance Committee, Cronk is passionate about ‘giving back’ to the game and helping Queensland produce elite players of the future. Cronk played his junior rugby league with the Souths Acacia Ridge club, before going on to play with the Norths Devils in the then Queensland Cup. His talent and work ethic saw him become a dominant force at the Melbourne Storm, where he played 325 games between 2004 and 2017. Cronk capped of an incredible professional career with consecutive grand final wins at the Sydney Roosters, and has since established himself as one of the most respected voices in the game through his work as a presenter with Fox Sports.