John Prescott incidents that have caused widespread media interest. During the 2001 election campaign, Prescott was campaigning in Rhyl, Denbighshire when farmer Craig Evans threw an egg at him, which struck him in the neck. Prescott, a former amateur boxer, responded immediately with a straight left to the jaw. The incident, overshadowing the launch of the Labour Party manifesto on that day, was captured by numerous television crews. Tony Blair responded succinctly, stating, "John is John". A National Opinion Polls (NOP) survey found that the incident appeared to do no public harm to Prescott, and may even have benefited his standing amongst
Craig Evans (Australian footballer) Carrara Oval and he kicked two goals. The following week he played in a loss to Essendon, in what would be his last VFL game. Craig Evans (Australian footballer) Craig Evans (born 26 February 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Evans was a local Geelong recruit, from the Grovedale Football Club. He appeared in nine games for Geelong during the 1986 VFL season and was then one of the players offered up by the club to the Brisbane Bears. At Brisbane for their inaugural league