One minute Fletcher Sharpe is taking a phone call from a rugby league immortal, the next minute he’s being flattened by one of the biggest footballers ever to play NRL.

The 21-year-old’s dad and partner flew across the country to be with him in hospital, where he remains in a stable condition.

The 21-year-old, returning from a ruptured spleen and lacerated kidney, could hardly move as he attempted to play on.

Newcastle star Fletcher Sharpe has been cleared of a season-ending ACL rupture, as Kalyn Ponga proved he is still the Knights' most important man in their 28-18 win over North Queensland in Las Vegas.