- Cam McInnes was in the thick of things on Sunday
- Cronulla captain lost a hard one during big win
- They compared him to a Chucky doll
Cronulla captain Cameron McInnes overcame some battle scars after helping his team return to the top of the NRL table with a crushing victory over a hapless Canberra at the GIO Stadium.
McInnes suffered several cuts to his face as the Sharks won 40-0 on Sunday and was unsurprisingly the butt of some jokes on the Matty Johns show after the final whistle.
‘I need to know how many points have you had in your career?’ Bryan Fletcher asked the Cronulla star.
“I don’t know,” McInnes said. “I’ve already had five tonight and I think I need a few more to make everything go well.”
“Dude, you look like a Chucky doll,” Nathan Hindmarsh joked.
Cameron McInnes compared to Chucky doll after Cronulla’s resounding victory
The Sharks returned to the top of the NRL standings after beating Canberra 40-0.
Nathan Hindmarsh compared his appearance to that of the Chucky doll.
Chucky, of course, is the main villain of the Child’s Play horror films.
The Sharks hardman is a popular figure among fans for his no-holds-barred approach to football, making 83 tackles in a single game last year to set a competition record.
Shortly after making history, a concussion expert warned McInnes that he risks jeopardizing his future health due to the damage suffered to his body.
“Without a doubt, he (McInnes) is increasing his chances of suffering brain damage,” said Adrian Cohen, CEO and founder of Headsafe.
“The number of impacts over time, multiplied by their force (in a contact sport like rugby league) provides a total ‘dose’ of energy for the brain over a lifetime.
“The higher the dose, the more likely the damage.”
It comes as rugby league immortal Wally Lewis recently confirmed that an expert told him he likely has the fatal concussion-related brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) due to blows to the head from his playing days.
