Footy star brutally compared to a Chucky doll after crushing victory: ‘I usually look better than this’

Cronulla captain Cameron McInnes was left with a fair number of battle scars after helping his side back to the top of the NRL table with a crushing victory over hapless Canberra at GIO Stadium.

McInnes suffered several cuts to his face as the Sharks ran out dominant 40-0 winners on Sunday, and was unsurprisingly the butt of a few jokes on the Matty Johns show after the final whistle.

“I need to know how many stitches you’ve had in your career?” Bryan Fletcher asked the Cronulla star.

“I don’t know,” McInnes said. “I’ve already had five tonight and I think I need a few more, so I’m good.”

“Mate, you look like a Chucky doll,” Nathan Hindmarsh joked.

The Sharks moved back to the top of the NRL ladder after beating Canberra 40-0

Nathan Hindmarsh compared his appearance to that of Chucky doll

Chucky is, of course, the main villain in Child’s Play horror films.

The Sharks hardman is a popular figure among fans for his no-holds-barred approach to footy. Last year he made 83 tackles in one match, setting a league record.

Shortly after making history, McInnes was warned by a concussion expert that he risks jeopardizing his future health due to the damage to his body.

‘Without a doubt him [McInnes] increases his risk of brain damage,” says Adrian Cohen, CEO and founder of Headsafe.

‘The number of impacts over time, multiplied by their force [in a contact sport like rugby league] gives you a total lifelong ‘dose’ of energy to the brain.

‘The higher the dose, the more likely the damage.’

It comes as rugby league Immortal Wally Lewis recently confirmed that an expert told him he likely has the fatal concussion-related brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as a result of head impacts during his playing days.