Oh for goodness' sake. I can't take it any more!!!!!
1) There is no conspiracy. Not against Quade, not against the Reds.
2) There is absolutely no need to make this a "state vs state" issue.
3) Quade Cooper has NOT been rejected, or banned from rugby, or deregistered or ANY SUCH THING.
If Cooper accepts this deal and plays next year he'll be taking a chance, perhaps (with $400,000 to bank on from the Reds). But if he plays well and corrects the flaws that even the most casual observer can see in his game, then he stands to be handsomely rewarded. He'd play between 13-18 tests (I don't know the final fixtures) at over $13,000, with additional cost of living allowances of $1750 per week away from home. That's about 7 weeks if it's like this year. That means that this PALTRY, INSULTING offer could net Cooper between $181,000 and $250,000 if he plays ever game, PLUS his $400,000 QLD Reds deal and all sponsorship money.
Yes - $181-250k is a good ways off the $500k he might have been on last year. But he hasn't played, hasn't shown any form, has has numerous off-field issues and to top it all off, yes, has faced internal disciplinary action.
Please, everyone, remove the tin-foil hats and look at this calmly and rationally.