Cooper was slapped with a two-week ban after an ugly incident at Bathurst’s Carrington Park, but after a barrage of feedback suggesting the ban was not harsh enough, Group 10 secretary Peter McDonald confirmed yesterday the executive would assess the case and decide whether an appeal of the ban was necessary.

“Nothing has been completely resolved there yet,” he said.

“We’re likely to sit down in the next couple of weeks and have a look at whether it really needs to be revisited or not, and we’ll go from there.”

McDonald dismissed any suggestion the incident was being swept under the rug by Group 10, and explained with time constraints the matter could not be dealt with immediately.

The Group 10 secretary said he, and the remaining executive, were focused on preparations for the grand finals following the incident.

“We didn’t have a chance to do anything,” he said.

With St Pat’s taking out the premier league grand final in Cowra the executive was now free to reassess the case, McDonald explained.

After the Bears’ mentor was sin binned against Bathurst Panthers in August, he reacted to a jibe from the crowd on his way into the tunnel. The resulting confrontation ended with Cooper threatening a spectator.

When he fronted the judiciary Cooper was originally handed a 12-match suspension. After showing remorse the punishment was first reduced by 50 per cent thanks to Cooper’s five-year clean record. The sentence was then reduced by another 25 per cent thanks to his early guilty plea.

He was also instructed to undergo an anger management course.