If the reports are correct that his brain has been seriously damaged from too many knocks, and it seems they are as he cant play at game pace without getting migraines, hes obviously in some serious trouble.
Hes not a young bloke career wise, he has a family, whats the point of risking more damage now?
Its surely not worth it.
Would it be better for the club to take this to the NRL and request permission to retire him, pay him out and have his salary reduced from the cap?
That would be our duty of care if its as bad as its being reported, would it not?
Will the club be liable if we let him play and he cops a knock that pushes his condition over the edge, taking into account we know about his condition now and it seems chronic?
I think from the sounds of it its retirement time, hes been a good player over the years, gives 100% and has always done us and every club hes been at proud, but you gotta know when to fold em, same for boxers that have copped one too many, for his own sake and his family and future it might be better to pull up stumps.
It might also be better for our cap as he hasnt played a game yet.
Maybe this is exactly what the clubs moving towards behind closed doors, but if it isnt i think its what we need to start moving towards for everybodies sake, reality is he has probably played his last game for us and we are moving to retire him imo
Thank Isaaac for always giving our club 100%, respect.
Whats your thoughts on our duty of care in situations like this?
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I think you are right Boss.
As a replacement, and I know a few have mentioned him, I'd definitely be giving Matt Parcell an opportunity. I've seen him this year in a number of English s/l games and even though the standard isn't as good, this kid had the smarts and can play
Yep, weve a big duty of care here so does the NRL.
I recon the clubs probably moving towards something like this atm with him.
The thought of even talking about his condition shows our club and the NRL have already left it too late. In the end, it's the players that matter the most and the billion dollar NRL operation needs to have a large accruing multi-million dollar slash fund in place to compensate players (and their families) who've been severely damaged by our heavy contact sport. The players are everything, money must always come second. The long-term enjoyment of the sport and the quality of life must always go both ways.
The clubs duty of care is not to play the guy unless he received a medical clearance from an appropriate specialist. If the club wants to protect itself against a possible future common law negligence claim it should obtain three reports from three independent doctors and then monitor the guy on a periodic basis as he does have a history of concussions. Player first, footy second.
If Isaac can't then the club has to do that for him. I don't care if this year his money is still on our cap, that's not important. What I'd like is Isaac to be given what he is due and if there is any other assistance or a job around an NRL club I'd like to see him offered it. Going on his effort as a footballer, I know he's a hard worker and passionate, he'd also have a wealth of experience that younger players could learn from.
You need to be able to enjoy your next phase of life.
Our duty of care is not to let him return until he is 100%.
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