2025 Pacific Championships

[jadtiger]

Rough


Feel for the guy

It really was unacceptable negligence yet i have not heard of any action taken to the people who allowed it.

 

[Wiz]

It really was unacceptable negligence yet i have not heard of any action taken to the people who allowed it.

It’s the players’ fault. The NRL has made it clear to the clubs on multiple occasions that they do not have multiple cameras on them when they are warming up and thus the doctor and bunker are not on duty. The onus to report a head knock during a warm up is on the club. Given players often warm up without many of the coaching staff it is important for the players to self report in these instances which didn’t happen here. Had Katoa self reported he wouldn’t have been allowed to play, or if he was allowed to play, he would have been ruled out after the first head knock during the game (his second head knock of the day).

 

[Enmore_Tiger]

It’s the players’ fault. The NRL has made it clear to the clubs on multiple occasions that they do not have multiple cameras on them when they are warming up and thus the doctor and bunker are not on duty. The onus to report a head knock during a warm up is on the club. Given players often warm up without many of the coaching staff it is important for the players to self report in these instances which didn’t happen here. Had Katoa self reported he wouldn’t have been allowed to play, or if he was allowed to play, he would have been ruled out after the first head knock during the game (his second head knock of the day).

Not sure that position will age well.

 

[Wiz]

Not sure that position will age well.

Straight from someone who works in that department at the NRL. If anyone gets in trouble it will be someone from the team.

 

[Merlot]

The NRL will want a head to roll, to show that they care , don;t think they will find one if Eliesa didn;t self report ,

 

[Enmore_Tiger]

Straight from someone who works in that department at the NRL. If anyone gets in trouble it will be someone from the team.

Unit the organisers of the tournament get sued for lax procedures failing on duty of care.

 

[Merlot]

Unit the organisers of the tournament get sued for lax procedures failing on duty of care.

that will not happen ,it will just go hush and maybe play a game in his honor

 

[Snidest 0]

It’s the players’ fault. The NRL has made it clear to the clubs on multiple occasions that they do not have multiple cameras on them when they are warming up and thus the doctor and bunker are not on duty. The onus to report a head knock during a warm up is on the club. Given players often warm up without many of the coaching staff it is important for the players to self report in these instances which didn’t happen here. Had Katoa self reported he wouldn’t have been allowed to play, or if he was allowed to play, he would have been ruled out after the first head knock during the game (his second head knock of the day).

Say less!!

Idiot!

 

[Snidest 0]

Straight from someone who works in that department at the NRL. If anyone gets in trouble it will be someone from the team.

The legal system won't share that blinkered arse-covering perspective with "someone who works in that department at the NRL" when it inevtitably undergoes litigation!

Victim blaming concussed players for not self-reporting is a ludicrous and weak justification to limit organisational liability for a likely career-ending and entirely preventable tragedy!

The training staff attended him on the ground FFS - it was not missed!

Wake up to yourself!