RIP Mitch Cronin

[Old School Green]

Mitch Cronin passed away

[T_R]

That's terrible news.

What happened??

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[greeneyed]

Mitch Cronin passed away

Seems so, according to Jordan Rapana’s Instagram. That’s terrible. Met his folks one day at a game, lovely people. Far too young. Good young player.

[BJ]

Mitch Cronin passed away

Wow terrible news.

[greeneyed]

Former Canberra Raiders player and Wynnum Manly Seagulls captain Mitch Cronin dies, aged 27

Former Canberra Raiders and Wynnum Manly Seagulls captain Mitch Cronin has died suddenly, aged just 27. He was found dead in his swimming pool by family members after cooling off following a weights session on Friday afternoon. The death is being treated as a training accident and reportedly a possible heart attack.

He was part of the Canberra system for many years where David Furner, now an assistant coach at the Newcastle Knights, transformed him from a fullback.

Read more: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 7c05fecc18

https://7news.com.au/sport/rugby-league ... h-c-984493

[julian87]

RIP. Horrible news.

[Manbush]

Damn that’s bad news anyone know the cause, just told his former high school coach from Clairvaux and he’s asked.

In the old Rugby League PS game I used to use him heaps, anything to get McCrome off the team.

[greeneyed]

He was found dead in his swimming pool by family members after cooling off following a weights session on Friday afternoon. https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 7c05fecc18

[raiderskater]

He was found dead in his swimming pool by family members after cooling off following a weights session on Friday afternoon. https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 7c05fecc18

Oh my god, that's horrific.

RIP Mitch

[yurithe1]

R.I.P. That's tragic to pass away at such a young age with plenty still to do and give.

Fox Sports is reporting that he might have suffered a heart attack after the weights session.

I really rated him when he was with us. Just needed more time to develop, I thought.

[Lucky]

Terrible. I'm devastated. Far too young. RIP Mitch.

[greeneyed]

Canberra Raiders mourn the death of former player Mitch Cronin

The rugby league community is in mourning following the death of former Canberra Raiders player Mitch Cronin on Friday. The Wynnum Manly Seagulls captain was found dead in the swimming pool at his parents' home following a weights session. Former Raiders star Jordan Rapana led the tributes on social media.

"Man I still don't want to believe it! You got me through some of the toughest times of my life! I love you my brother, Fly high u absolute legend love u forever brother," Rapana wrote on Instagram.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14280

https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2020/04 ... ch-cronin/

https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/04/18/lea ... s-aged-27/

https://www.wynnumseagulls.com.au/mitch ... statement/

@TheGHRaiders on Twitter

‪Remembering former #Canberra #Raiders player Mitch Cronin who sadly passed away yesterday. #NRL #WeAreRaiders #wearecbr #RIPMitch‬

‪https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/leag ... in!772560‬

[Old School Green]

Devastating loss from something so innocuous.
A reminder to us all about the fragility and preciousness of life.
RIP Mitch Cronin and thoughts and prayers with family and friends

[dubby]

Awful news.

RIP Mitch

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[Bay53]

Very sad news.

In many ways he is what our junior programs are about. Despite a great under 20s career, he wasn’t able to take the next step to NRL. However, he went home to Qld and became one of the most consistent players in the local comp.

Rest In Peace.

[Bay53]

Also doubly sad that someone who has passed away so young and was so popular across rugby league, can only have 10 people at his funeral.

Normally you would expect a huge amount of people wanting to pay their respects.

[EJ]

That's shocking news. Condolences to his family and friends.

Rest in peace, Mitch.

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[greeneyed]

Vale Mitch Cronin: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B_GxcByH74 ... f80cv0738r

[greeneyed]

Jordan Rapana about to appear on Fox League Live.

[greeneyed]

Rugby league remembers a ‘fantastic leader of men’ after shock death of 27yo Mitch Cronin

Jordan Rapana on Saturday paid an emotional tribute to his former Raiders teammate Mitch Cronin.

“I was hesitant to do this interview as it’s so raw, it only just happened yesterday, but I just wanted Australia and the world to really know how good of a bloke Mitch is,” Rapana said.“He’s one of those guys where he’s everybody’s best mate. He wasn’t a loud guy, he didn’t talk much. He was quite shy and very reserved who didn’t like the limelight. But his action spoke louder than words.”

Read more: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/rugby- ... d6db9974d3

https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/mitch-cron ... 8ff23f7f4e

@TheGHRaiders on Twitter

Jordan Rapana's emotional tribute to his friend and former #Canberra #Raiders team mate Mitch Cronin: https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/leag ... ute!772584

#NRL #WeAreRaiders #wearecbr

Jordan did very well. Heartbreaking.

[Botman]

Incredibly sad
Condolences to his friends and family. Gone far too young

As a footballer I remember him in 20’s as being a super underrated part of a pretty good team. Pretty skilled player who I think could have been a solid NRL outside back if he was blessed with a touch more natural speed.

[-PJ-]

Very very sad news.

Condolences to the Cronin family.

Rest easy Mitch..

[RedRaider]

Gone too soon. A tragic loss for his family, friends and team mates. Rest In Peace.

[dubby]

Was he the guy Charlie raved about?

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[BJ]

Was he the guy Charlie raved about?

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Yep.

[afgtnk]

Rest in Peace Mitch Cronin. Horrible news. A young life cut way too short.

It's scary how this can happen to young professional athletes in top physical condition and with the amount of testing done on them, almost with no warning it seems. Feels like it occurs far too often too.

[BJ]

Certainly a concern to have sportsman training unsupervised during COVID.

[Seiffert82]

Sounds absolutely awful.

The vast majority of sportspeople train unsupervised the majority of the time. It's not like he had a cardiac arrest in an empty gym. Not sure what this has to do with COVID.

[Bay53]

Was he the guy Charlie raved about?

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He was a really good player in 20s and for Mounties but in some ways his versatility meant he became a jack of all trades, master of none, always filling a hole rather than being in a settled position. Full back, Centre, five eight, hooker, bench utility, I reckon he played them all.

Always have fond memories of what seemed to regularly be Sunday mornings when our 20s team would win easily especially in 2012 when we really were the best team in the comp until about 5 mins into the GF.

Sadly the circumstances of Mitch’s death are eerily similar to what happened to Kato.

[BJ]

Sounds absolutely awful.

The vast majority of sportspeople train unsupervised the majority of the time. It's not like he had a cardiac arrest in an empty gym. Not sure what this has to do with COVID.

No I’m not sure either. I was just wondering whether a player who suffers a severe heart reaction from training would be safer with or without teammates and qualified trainers around them. Will some players push themselves too hard, without expert monitoring on hand? But maybe these are just ticking time bombs?

[afgtnk]

Could be wrong but my understanding is that these situations are ticking time bombs, and very hard to detect beforehand.

Of course having people around would help in order to provide quick aid, but that wouldn't be at the forefront in the mind of a professional athlete in his peak physical years.

[Botman]

Could be wrong but my understanding is that these situations are ticking time bombs, and very hard to detect beforehand.

Of course having people around would help in order to provide quick aid, but that wouldn't be at the forefront in the mind of a professional athlete in his peak physical years.

There is cases in the Nfl where players have played years and years with a team, get traded and the heart abnormality gets picked up by the new teams doctor in the trade physical. You seem to hear every year or so about some poor bastard just dropping dead on the field

As you said, these things are very easily missed, and to the time bomb analogy, in many cases short of the bomb going off in on a table with the team of heart surgeons prepped and ready, there is not much chance of surviving

[LP Raider]

Shocking news, condolences to Mitch's family and friends.

There was a real push from some of us on the GH for him to get a genuine crack at first grade.

Life is too short...very sad.

[Turt]

[cat]

In the curent times with only 10 people allowed at a funeral I wonder if the family would either hold off on a funeral or do a memorial later on

Touch wood i haven't lost anyone lately but i would imagine it would be even harder then normal for those left behind with no closure/ending being the funeral.

How do you grasp the idea they have gone and not just in lockdown with the rest of us...