Midweek Madness - Crocker knocked out by the ball
With our regular Midweek Madness slot here on RD, we do our best to feature the most unique or bizarre moments from the world of rugby. Scouring the globe for interesting clips often includes searching through the world of Rugby League, which always seems to produce an interesting clip or two.
In the recent State of Origin series, Game Three, in which Queensland secured the title, saw burly Melbourne Storm second rower Michael Crocker knocked out from a hit to the head, ending his night temporarily after 51 minutes.
Crocker, who will next year be leaving for England to play for Hull FC, took the blow to the head as he seemingly attempted to charge down a kick. You should always get your arms up in front of you though, and in fact, Crocker didn't really attempt to charge it down at all. He just kinda ran into it.
The impact from the Mitchell Pierce kick on Crocker's melon was such that it knocked him out cold for a minute or two.
Crocker left the field, and this 'Falcon' will go down in Origin history as one of the more memorable ever seen.
The moral of the story? Don't turn your back on a kick.
Time: 02:01
In the recent State of Origin series, Game Three, in which Queensland secured the title, saw burly Melbourne Storm second rower Michael Crocker knocked out from a hit to the head, ending his night temporarily after 51 minutes.
Crocker, who will next year be leaving for England to play for Hull FC, took the blow to the head as he seemingly attempted to charge down a kick. You should always get your arms up in front of you though, and in fact, Crocker didn't really attempt to charge it down at all. He just kinda ran into it.
The impact from the Mitchell Pierce kick on Crocker's melon was such that it knocked him out cold for a minute or two.
Crocker left the field, and this 'Falcon' will go down in Origin history as one of the more memorable ever seen.
The moral of the story? Don't turn your back on a kick.
Time: 02:01
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19 Comments:
wow i guess thats why you cant hit on the back of the head in mma or boxing
By Anonymous, at August 13, 2008 2:26 pm
apparently after the match he complained that he was "kicked" in the head by someone.
shows the impact from the kick i suppose.....
By Anonymous, at August 13, 2008 2:37 pm
that'll be one hell of a headache in the morning
By Anonymous, at August 13, 2008 2:57 pm
I Had my jaw broken by a simple ( "chabal" like) pass
By alasdair, at August 13, 2008 3:31 pm
gee that was funny
By Anonymous, at August 13, 2008 3:53 pm
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By Anonymous, at August 13, 2008 7:02 pm
bloody hell!
must have been a hell of a boot coz he is a pretty big player.
By Anonymous, at August 13, 2008 11:16 pm
"that'll be one hell of a headache in the morning"
LMAO!
Yeh...bad hit. Very bad one, dude wasnt aware of his surroundings for a while.
By Don, at August 14, 2008 1:22 am
it's got nothing to do with how hard you are. it's the angle he gets hit at. I reckon the glancing blow elongated his neck vertebrae a little and that affected his brain stem which controls motor function and the like. It was a fluke.
By Anonymous, at August 14, 2008 12:30 pm
what is this? ER?
By Anonymous, at August 14, 2008 5:19 pm
Elongated his neck vertebrae? Brain stem? Nice amateur medicine.
By Dave, at August 14, 2008 5:56 pm
"The moral of the story? Don't turn your back on a kick."
Take it right on the end of the conk then eh?!?
By Anonymous, at August 14, 2008 9:59 pm
cory jane copped it worse then this bloke!!!!! amd he got right back up!!!!
By Anonymous, at August 15, 2008 12:11 pm
That was point blank range, I'm sure that didn't help. He is just lucky it didn't catch him in the temple.
By yankflank, at August 16, 2008 2:43 am
you notice the way he cant even stand up on his own because he's hit so hard
By Anonymous, at August 16, 2008 11:30 am
holy crap that must've hurt... haha, knocked him senseless...
By Anonymous, at August 16, 2008 2:34 pm
hahha Rugby League.....
By Anonymous, at August 20, 2008 2:27 am
Anyone know if he came back in later?? :p
By Cheesekiwi, at May 02, 2009 2:00 pm
rugby league pussies
By bristol academy, at September 03, 2009 5:55 pm
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