Aye, he should stick to kicking down the doors of single women and threatening them with violence instead...

Brandon Costin seriously injured Sean Long, but it wasn't particulary late, and not many Saints speccies held it against him.
Hooper's challanges were borderline and although he was penalised (debate raged as to whether or not he'd have been pinged in the NRL) he always tended to attack the main body of the kickers as opposed to the vunerable extremities. When it became clear the refs had tighened up on this ruling, he changed his style to attack the ball in a unionesque manner.
Terry Newton (if its the Long incident you're talking about) elbowed a guy in the face after he'd passed the ball.

he doesn't enhance it like, say Nickle, or Matautia

It was still a late hit and if the rfl had stamped this out earlier then the injuries could of been avoided and hooper was high and late on more than 1 occasion so let's not try and disguise that!!

You can't compare Hooper's charge downs with Newton's incident. No way.

Newton went out to injure someone. Hooper's charge downs were an example of a committed if over zelous attitude to the game.

Ryan Bailey - The Man - The Legend

Love the raised eyebrow, although the lipstick's a bit much for me.

I think he got that off 'r lass.

Eye. I dunno, i didnt take the photo!!!! i presumed he may be hunched.