{"id":286056,"date":"2023-04-14T11:09:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T11:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=286056"},"modified":"2023-04-15T15:24:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T15:24:54","slug":"glad-im-retired-legend-stunned-by-monster-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=286056","title":{"rendered":"'Glad I'm retired': Legend stunned by monster hit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Melbourne Storm<\/a> centre Justin Olam has been rocked by one of the biggest hits of the season.<\/p>\n

Early in the Storms' clash against the Sea Eagles<\/a>, \ufeffHaumole Olakau'atu flew out of the Manly line and put on a brutal hit.<\/p>\n

Olam was unsurprisingly slow to his feet. The hit left Immortal Andrew Johns<\/a> – and the rest of 4 Pines Park – stunned.<\/p>\n

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\"Storm<\/p>\n

"\ufeffThat never happens," he said on Nine's NRL coverage.<\/p>\n

"You never see Justin Olam hit like that. I've never ever seen Olam get rocked, let alone smashed like that.<\/p>\n

"F\ufeffor people watching at home, this player never gets smashed. What a hit."<\/p>\n

The hit even left Jonathan Thurston \ufeffrattled.<\/p>\n

"I'm glad I'm retired … oh my gosh look at that," he said at half time for Nine.<\/p>\n

"That is rugby league at its best."<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/mase21\/status\/1646820827000721409<\/a><\/p>\n

After the game, Sea Eagles lock Josh Aloiai said it was a plan for he and Olakau'atu to target Olam.<\/p>\n

"This team and Justin in particular, we had to go after them physically, especially here at the fortress," he told Nine's Danika Mason.<\/p>\n

"I'm happy how we done that – it's nice having this big fella next to me."<\/p>\n

"If you don't throw everything at him, it will be the other way around, and we will be rolling on our backs. We threw everything at him and it came off."<\/p>\n

The Sea Eagles would eventually hold on to win 18-8.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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