Michael Crocker

Michael Crocker

Nickname:

Carker/Crock

Position:

Lock/ Second row

Height:

185cm

Weight:

100kg

Date Of Birth:

21 Jun 1980

Place Of Birth:

Auburn, NSW

Years Present:

2009, 2010

Michael Crocker is one of the game's most respected and agressive players. Having represented his country, state and having played in five Grand Finals for two premiership victories, Crocker is one of the Rabbitohs' most experienced players. Michael is a qualified real estate agent and would like to work in that field when he finishes playing football.
Junior club:

Northern Suburbs Devils

Representative honours:

13 games for QLD 2003-05, 2008-09; Six Tests for Australia 2003-04, 2007-08

Previous clubs and years:

Roosters 2001-05; Storm 2006-08

First grade debut:

Roosters vs Bulldogs, Sydney Football Stadium, 25/3/01 (Rd 6)

Rabbitohs debut:

Rabbitohs vs Tigers, Sydney Cricket Ground, 17/5/09 (Rd 10)

First Grade Games:

152 (16 for the Rabbitohs)

First Grade Tries:

29 (2 for the Rabbitohs)

First Grade Goals:

75 (0 for the Rabbitohs)

First Grade Points:

266 (8 for the Rabbitohs)

What do you like to do outside of football:

Anything outdoors, road trips, reading, sleeping

Community activities:

Alannah-Madeline Foundation, Souths Cares, Fight Cancer Foundation

Education:

Studying Real Estate and Property Development

What do you remember about your debut game:

We beat the Bulldogs and my jersey was three sizes too big

What's the best advice you've received from someone:

If you keep looking back you will never move forward

What was your first job:

Paper delivery run

What are you reading at the moment:

A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz

Favourite book:

The Messenger by Markus Zusale, all of the Harry Potters

Which actor would play you best in a movie:

Scott Caan (Tweeter from Varsity Blues)

Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions:

Try to eat at the same time

Earliest football memory:

Running down the biggest player in the opposing team but not tackling him because he had metal studs

Moment that changed my career:

Signing with Melbourne

What advice do you have for junior Rugby League players:

Listen and observe. Identify your strengths and weaknesses and work on them both equally. But most importantly have a positive attitide and enjoy what you're doing.

Which of the young players at the Rabbitohs has the most potential and why:

Jason Clark - Great attitude, hard working, skilful and humble

Who is your favourite South Sydney player of all time (Carl H. – Member # 3002):

Ronnie Coote. Big, Skilful, great competitor

What does it mean to you to wear the red and green of South Sydney (John G. – Member # 29026):

Great honour to play for a Club with such a proud and successful history and exciting future

Who were your favourite players when you were a kid (Nik J. – Member # 1914):

Wally Lewis, Allan Langer, Gary Larson

What would winning Souths 21st premiership mean to you (Philip C. – Member # 14140):

Winning any premiership is completely satisfying die to the hard work that has gone into it over the year but to win one for Souths after the challenges the Club has faced in the past decade would definitely be special to me, but more importantly to the Members and fans who have stuck by us through it all.

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