When the news came down the line his cousin Joel Dark had collapsed on the football field and been rushed to hospital, the first thing Roosters co-captain Boyd Cordner wanted to do was rush up the freeway to be by his bedside | mrchrisnico
When the news came down the line his cousin Joel Dark had collapsed on the football field and been rushed to hospital, the first thing Boyd Cordner wanted to do was rush up the freeway to be by his bedside.
I was allowed to get back for the funeral. It was a long drive but I wouldn't have missed it for the world.One of the most moving scenes of the season was Cordner standing on his own in the middle of the Sydney Cricket Ground as a minute's silence was held for his 19-year-old relative. Boyd Cordner's cousin Joel Dark lost his life after a nasty head knock left him in a critical condition during a rugby league match in Newcastle.The 28-year-old skipper of his club, state and country admitted for the first time the head knock against Melbourne in round eight had him briefly worried about his long-term future."When it first happened, I'd by lying if I [said I] didn't think about my long-term future. It's only normal.
Cordner will go head to head with the Panthers' right-edge back-rower Liam Martin who ''is a strong young kid who has gone from strength to strength''. He is also a potential NSW Origin teammate.
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