Concussions and Protecting Our Players

[LeCheese]

Not to mention Geoff Parkes' observations in The Roar that the Melbourne event seemed to be held on astro-turfed concrete, which saw one participant receiving a double blow - tackle and head bounce.

I commented this a couple of pages back, but in one of their socials posts (and it might even have been what Geoff was referring to), you can see the astroturf is only about 1800 wide, with bare concrete either side.

Conveniently, the video was cropped to have old mate's head bouncing off said concrete juuuust out of frame...
Edit: seems like the post has disappeared

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

They need to be sued out of existence. Waivers don't save you from negligence.

Unfortunately in this instance many participants are happy to take the cash and could be afraid to take it further when it's a very insular group participating.

Really disappointing to see guys like Nadolo and Burgess help it get traction.

 

[Strewthcobber]

They need to be sued out of existence. Waivers don't save you from negligence.

Unfortunately in this instance many participants are happy to take the cash and could be afraid to take it further when it's a very insular group participating.

Really disappointing to see guys like Nadolo and Burgess help it get traction.

It will only bring more focus on both rugby codes as well

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

For sure.

I really hope Rugby in Aus and NZ and the NRL have got the message out to players to not like, repost or show up to any events. Don't care how you actually feel but we can't have it.

 

[Tex]

I reckon the moment the Storm PR and legal teams got wind of NAS backing it they would have dragged him to the sidelines and read him the riot act.

 

[PhilClinton]

Really disappointing to see guys like Nadolo and Burgess help it get traction.

I've known Nem's for a while, more so back during his early rugby days in Brisbane and the Tahs, the bloke always seemed genuine,.

There does seem to be a bit of 'hustle vibe' from him recently though. Ever since he moved back to Oz last year and officially retired, he's associated himself with a few people I wouldn't exactly call good characters, and his social media gets a bit weird at times.

I feel like he should have really set himself up with all those years playing abroad so I was actually surprised to see him getting on board with this RUNIT stuff (who are clearly flicking him cash).

 

[Strewthcobber]

I've known Nem's for a while, more so back during his early rugby days in Brisbane and the Tahs, the bloke always seemed genuine,.

There does seem to be a bit of 'hustle vibe' from him recently though. Ever since he moved back to Oz last year and officially retired, he's associated himself with a few people I wouldn't exactly call good characters, and his social media gets a bit weird at times.

I feel like he should have really set himself up with all those years playing abroad so I was actually surprised to see him getting on board with this RUNIT stuff (who are clearly flicking him cash).

Owns a Jims mowing business now doesn't he?

 

[Derpus]

They need to be sued out of existence. Waivers don't save you from negligence.

Unfortunately in this instance many participants are happy to take the cash and could be afraid to take it further when it's a very insular group participating.

Really disappointing to see guys like Nadolo and Burgess help it get traction.

Voluntary assumption of risk..

Bit of devil’s advocate but if you could sue for the realisation of a risk you were clearly warned about and is inherent to the activity this country would be uninsurable.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Informed voluntary assumption of risk?

 

[PhilClinton]

Owns a Jims mowing business now doesn't he?

Not sure honestly, I know when he first moved back he was working in a number of essentially BDM roles across a really broad range of industries. I don't think those roles lasted.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

I've known Nem's for a while, more so back during his early rugby days in Brisbane and the Tahs, the bloke always seemed genuine,.

There does seem to be a bit of 'hustle vibe' from him recently though. Ever since he moved back to Oz last year and officially retired, he's associated himself with a few people I wouldn't exactly call good characters, and his social media gets a bit weird at times.

I feel like he should have really set himself up with all those years playing abroad so I was actually surprised to see him getting on board with this RUNIT stuff (who are clearly flicking him cash).

He always seemed like a nice bloke with a good head on his shoulders and I'm not calling him anything for doing this stunt but it's just disappointing.

But, he very well could have done it naively and then thought wtf.

 

[PhilClinton]

He always seemed like a nice bloke with a good head on his shoulders and I'm not calling him anything for doing this stunt but it's just disappointing.

But, he very well could have done it naively and then thought wtf.

I think he's had ample time to remove all the social media by now if he was seriously doubting the organisation.

The wallet seems to be overruling the head at the moment.