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|source = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/harold-crocker/summary.html Harold "Mick" Crocker] at rugbyleagueproject.org</ref> |
|source = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/harold-crocker/summary.html Harold "Mick" Crocker] at rugbyleagueproject.org</ref> |
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'''Harold "Mick" Crocker''' (December |
'''Harold "Mick" Crocker''' (14 December 1927 – 11 December 2014) was an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia national]] and [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland state]] representative back-row forward,<ref>[http://www.rl1908.com/Origin/kellys-heroes.htm "The 1950s Maroon Renaissance"] by [[Sean Fagan]] (rl1908.com)</ref> he played his club career in Brisbane with [[Souths Logan Magpies|Souths]]<ref>[http://queensland.rleague.com/clubs/souths.php "Souths Logan Magpies"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715191327/http://queensland.rleague.com/clubs/souths.php |date=15 July 2011 }} at [[Queensland Rugby League]] website</ref> and in Sydney with [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]].{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} |
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After a successful career as a Queensland and then Australian international representative, in the 1954 pre-season Crocker signed a then-record one-season deal for an Australian to move south and play for Sydney club [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]] in order to assist his family who had lost their home in a fire the previous year.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jrtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UbMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,4068956 "Crocker will play here"] 20 January 1954 ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''</ref> Parramatta finished the [[1954 NSWRFL season]] with the wooden spoon however. In the postseason Crocker was selected for the [[Australia national rugby league team|Australian national team]]'s campaign for the [[1954 Rugby League World Cup]] tournament, the first ever, which was held in France. Crocker didn't play in the Kangaroos' first match which was lost to [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], but was selected as a second-row forward for the second match against [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] which Australia won. He played in the third match against [[France national rugby league team|France]] which the Australians lost, meaning they would fail to reach the final. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 278.<ref>ARL Annual Report 2005, page 53</ref> The following season was Crocker's last in the NSWRFL Premiership's first grade.<ref>[http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Mick-Crocker_2123.aspx Mick Crocker] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909044308/http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Mick-Crocker_2123.aspx |date=9 September 2012 }} at yesterdayshero.com.au</ref> |
After a successful career as a Queensland and then Australian international representative, in the 1954 pre-season Crocker signed a then-record one-season deal for an Australian to move south and play for Sydney club [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]] in order to assist his family who had lost their home in a fire the previous year.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jrtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UbMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,4068956 "Crocker will play here"] 20 January 1954 ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''</ref> Parramatta finished the [[1954 NSWRFL season]] with the wooden spoon however. In the postseason Crocker was selected for the [[Australia national rugby league team|Australian national team]]'s campaign for the [[1954 Rugby League World Cup]] tournament, the first ever, which was held in France. Crocker didn't play in the Kangaroos' first match which was lost to [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], but was selected as a second-row forward for the second match against [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] which Australia won. He played in the third match against [[France national rugby league team|France]] which the Australians lost, meaning they would fail to reach the final. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 278.<ref>ARL Annual Report 2005, page 53</ref> The following season was Crocker's last in the NSWRFL Premiership's first grade.<ref>[http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Mick-Crocker_2123.aspx Mick Crocker] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909044308/http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Mick-Crocker_2123.aspx |date=9 September 2012 }} at yesterdayshero.com.au</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Position | Lock, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harold "Mick" Crocker (14 December 1927 – 11 December 2014) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An Australia national and Queensland state representative back-row forward,[4] he played his club career in Brisbane with Souths[5] and in Sydney with Parramatta.[citation needed]
After a successful career as a Queensland and then Australian international representative, in the 1954 pre-season Crocker signed a then-record one-season deal for an Australian to move south and play for Sydney club Parramatta in order to assist his family who had lost their home in a fire the previous year.[6] Parramatta finished the 1954 NSWRFL season with the wooden spoon however. In the postseason Crocker was selected for the Australian national team's campaign for the 1954 Rugby League World Cup tournament, the first ever, which was held in France. Crocker didn't play in the Kangaroos' first match which was lost to Great Britain, but was selected as a second-row forward for the second match against New Zealand which Australia won. He played in the third match against France which the Australians lost, meaning they would fail to reach the final. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 278.[7] The following season was Crocker's last in the NSWRFL Premiership's first grade.[8]
In 2009 Crocker was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[9]
References
- ^ Queensland representative players Archived 1 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Queensland Rugby League website
- ^ "Easy League win by N.S.W" 23 June 1949 The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Harold "Mick" Crocker at rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ "The 1950s Maroon Renaissance" by Sean Fagan (rl1908.com)
- ^ "Souths Logan Magpies" Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Queensland Rugby League website
- ^ "Crocker will play here" 20 January 1954 The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ ARL Annual Report 2005, page 53
- ^ Mick Crocker Archived 9 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine at yesterdayshero.com.au
- ^ "Mr Mick Crocker". Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. qsport.org.au. Retrieved 26 January 2014.