Crazy that he was allowed to step onto the field after the shot he took in warmups. He was basically knocked out for a second. Storm might be able to seek legal compensation from Tonga for it ? Im not even sure if he'll play footy next year or ever again?
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Imagine two semi-trailers, with a tougher padded-exterior & bull bars, colliding at 150kmh head on. What happens to the people inside not wearing seatbelts?
The brain doesn't have great seatbelts.
But CTE doesn't even need big collisions. Repetitive smaller ones can lead to it. In time. Bash something against something else for long enough and something gives or breaks...
That's why CTE is going to challenge the nature of collision sports like NRL, NFL, even soccer to an extent, eventually. Way more than concussions. When the tech to test, widespread in real-time in the living, is available.
It's the asteroid we're not seeing coming, while we're talking about concussions and more obvious incidents.
I agree hoe. I think eventually ai robots will be playing gladiatorial games like these. Even soccer is beginning to ban heading for the younger age.
Hahaha are rams frequently tested for CTE though?
Good point you make though Chief, weird creatures.
Horrific news about Katoa, forgetting football, let's hope he returns to full lucidity.
The issue with CTE is it will challenge the nature of our sport — repetitive collisions and tackles — not just head knocks, concussions, big hits. But for now as it can only be diagnosed post-mortem with permission, it's an asteroid we aren't seeing. Yet. But over 95% NFL / all NRL players tested had it.
What you'll see and has been in the nfl for years is reduction of the contact sessions in the pre season and in weekly training.No more 2 a days and also they've adapted the kick off rules also lessen the likelihood of collisions.
Basically they were also very late to the party but after paying a nie on billion dollar reparations bill to generations of players after trying to bury evidence ie the concussion movie starring Will Smith and alike the powers that be forced the nfls hands.The scarier thing is Goddell and co could have easily afforded to pay these reparations and wrote the cheque on the spot.
If the nrl or someone similar got fined like that it would probably end the game as we no it.
The first incident in warm up, I've seen lesser collisions resulting in a player who's been incapacitated sent for category 1s. The duty of care by those responsible was not taken
No idea how he wasn't ruled out instantly after that. Hit the showers and that's you done buddy.
Why the hell is Hopoate shoulder charging his own in the warm up?
Not sure who the doctors were or where they got their quals.
Feel sorry for the bloke. Maybe he'll sue the other dope.
It should have been taken out of his hands. Players usually say they're ok as a badge of honour.
Horrendous..if his career is ended he should consider legal action...He looked really sick on teh bench...and berr holes whoah
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