More compelling reasons why players’ health must come first – and winning second | Peter_Fitz
In the realms of concussion in football it is a more than usually troubling week, with news that yet another veteran, no less than Wales’ grand slam-winning captain Ryan Jones, has been diagnosed with early onset dementia at just 41.has won a landmark decision in the Victorian Supreme Court
Essentially, Zantuck has been allowed to go after his old club – despite the statute of limitations having run out on civil actions – as he alleges that club medicos and officials breached their duty of care in looking after him, on both back and concussion issues. He alleges that because of those repeated concussions, he suffered brain trauma, and has had suicidal thoughts.what I have said is coming.
To you, I say the bleeding bloody obvious, Luke. Five concussions in 14 months? Headaches going for weeks? And heading back into the toughest football cauldron in the world? “But then, a fully fit NSW blow a half-time lead to lose by 10 points to a Queensland team missing Munster and others because of COVID, and with two players concussed within the first five minutes, and suddenly I’m thinking, ‘Percy’s victory isn’t so far-fetched after all’.