0 
0 Jeremy Marshall-King is a candidate for the best falcon in the history of rugby league, copping a full blown Ben Hunt kick to the face.
It was one of many highlights on a record-breaking night for the Dolphins, who bounced back from a heavy loss to the Cowboys last weekend to smash the Dragons 38-0 in Redcliffe.
Mid-way through the first half, Marshall-King pressured Hunt’s kick when he instead copped the full brunt of it to the side of the head.
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Unsurprisingly, he was somewhat dazed by the blow. Hunt’s reaction was of shock, but helped steady the Dolphins hooker.
The kick happened virtually on the Dragons 30m line, and the ball was fetched from their 10m.
“My goodness! How did he get up?” Steve Roach said in commentary for Fox Sports when replays were shown.
Marshall-King was taken from the field for a HIA, which he would later pass.
At half time, Michael Ennis said it was “one of the biggest falcons I’ve ever seen”.
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“We shouldn’t laugh, but it was absolutely brutal … Ben Hunt did a great job holding him up.”
Having been flogged 43-18 by the Cowboys only a week earlier, this victory over the Dragons was their biggest score, their biggest margin of victory and the first time they had ever kept a side to nil.
The previous best was conceding 10 points against the Warriors in round 27 last year.
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow scored his maiden hat-trick, while Jamayne Isaako, Mark Nicholls, Jake Averillo, and Marshall-King also got their names in the books.
