Michael Crocker

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 21st June, 1980
Current Age
43 years and 272 days
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Roosters’ utility player, a Brisbane junior (Redcliffe) has shown his value as a versatile, rugged interchange player at club, State and Test level. Crocker came off the interchange bench in the Roosters’ grand final win over the Warriors in 2002 before making his State of Origin debut the following year. After the grand final loss to Penrith in 2003, Crocker appeared in all three tests against Great Britain on the Kangaroo Tour – the first two from the interchange bench and then as a fill-in five-eighth in the final Test of the series. After his selection in the ANZac Test in April, injury kept him out of Queensland’s second State of Origin team in 2004. Following another grand final loss with the Roosters (as a second row forward), off-season surgery kept Crocker out of Australia’s Tri Nations competition. Crocker filled in as hooker and five-eighth in 2005 but fell foul of the Judiciary in a troubled season and he joined Melbourne for 2006. Crocker was playing back into something like his rep form when he was again suspended, this time for 11 weeks. Melbourne did not lose a match while Crocker was on the field but after being suspended again (for two weeks) after a high tackle in the late season match with Brisbane, injury ruled him out of Melbourne’s grand final team.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 204 32 75   - 278 130 71 3 63.73% List
NRL Finals 22 2 7   - 22 15 7 0 68.18% List
World Club Challenge 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Anzac Cup 3 - 2   - 4 1 2 0 33.33% List
State of Origin 13 3 0   - 12 6 7 0 46.15% List
Tour Matches Australia 5 3 -   - 12 5 0 0 100.00% List
Test Series 3 - -   - - 3 0 0 100.00% List
The Ashes 3 - -   - - 3 0 0 100.00% List
Anzac Tests 2 1 -   - 4 2 0 0 100.00% List
Australia PM XIII Annual 1 - 1   - 2 1 0 0 100.00% List
Charity Shield - AUS 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 2003-04, 2007-08 6 1 -   - 4 6 0 0 100.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
QLD 2003-05, 2008-09 13 3 -   - 12 6 7 0 46.15% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Sydney NRL 2001 22 4 14 / 21 66.67% - 44 10 11 1 45.45% List
Sydney NRL 2002 15 1 11 / 13 84.62% - 26 8 6 1 53.33% List
Sydney NRL 2003 22 4 42 / 55 76.36% - 100 16 6 0 72.73% List
Sydney NRL 2004 20 9 8 / 12 66.67% - 52 16 4 0 80.00% List
Sydney NRL 2005 13 2 -   - 8 6 7 0 46.15% List
Melbourne NRL 2006 13 3 -   - 12 13 0 0 100.00% List
Melbourne NRL 2007 10 2 -   - 8 10 0 0 100.00% List
Melbourne NRL 2008 21 2 -   - 8 17 4 0 80.95% List
Souths NRL 2009 9 2 -   - 8 2 6 1 22.22% List
Souths NRL 2010 7 - -   - - 1 6 0 14.29% List
Souths NRL 2011 22 1 -   - 4 11 11 0 50.00% List
Souths NRL 2012 27 2 -   - 8 17 10 0 62.96% List
Souths NRL 2013 3 - -   - - 3 0 0 100.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Sydney 2001-05 92 20 75 / 101 74.26% - 230 56 34 2 60.87% List
Melbourne 2006-08 44 7 -   - 28 40 4 0 90.91% List
Souths 2009-13 68 5 -   - 20 34 33 1 50.00% List
Overall2001-2013 204 32 75 / 101 74.26% 0 278 130 71 3 63.73% List

Your Say

  • Paul Carter
    26/01/2010

    Crocker was player number 1000 to turn out for the Sydney Roosters when he made his first grade debut for the Sydney Roosters against Canterbury at the Sydney Football Stadium in Round 6 2001.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio

Sources: NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2002, NRL 2004 Official Rugby League Annual, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2004, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2003, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual