About Jarrod McCracken
Jarrod McCracken is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is a former captain of the New Zealand national rugby league team and is the son of New Zealand rugby league international, Ken McCracken. McCracken played club football in Australia, captaining both the Parramatta Eels and Wests Tigers during his career which ended with a spear tackle which he successfully sued for. During his time in the game, McCracken was regarded as one of the hardest running and most damaging centres in the world. McCracken played for the Glenora Bears and first went to Australia in 1989 when he was sent to the North Sydney Bears as part of the New Zealand Rugby League Rookie Scheme. In 1997, McCracken played 21 games as Parramatta finished 3rd and qualified for the finals for the first time since 1986. It was during his first season at Canterbury in the NSWRL premiership that McCracken emulated his father and represented New Zealand. Despite McCracken's good form during the series, the Kiwi's only won the 1st test 24–8 at Olympic Park but were outclassed at the Sydney Football Stadium 44–0 and again at Lang Park 40–12.
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