The Dolphins' recordbreaking demolition of St George Dragons has arguably been overshadowed by one of the most brutal 'falcons' in NRL history, suffered by their Kiwi hooker Jeremy Marshall-King.
In the 20th minute of the Brisbane side's 38-0 whitewash, Marshall-King attempted to charge down a clearance by Dragons captain Ben Hunt.
While Marshall-King was successful in his objective, it wasn't how he'd intended, with Hunt's effort blasting him flush in the head.
The blow left Marshall-King slightly dazed, with Hunt immediately coming to his aid to steady him.
The two-test international left the field for a Head Injury Assessment (HIA), which he duly passed and returned to the action to score one of the Dolphins' seven tries.
Fox commentator Andrew Voss described it as one of the "great falcons of all time", while Steve Roach wondered how Marshall-King managed to get up from the "mighty blow".
The Dolphins performance was an emphatic response to their opening-round hammering by North Queensland Cowboys, marking the first time they've kept an opposition scoreless in their relatively brief first-grade tenure.
