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Here's another article from today's Telecrap about how Fulton may soon be forced to retire:
LIAM Fulton admits his career could be cut short after a fourth concussion ruled him out of Friday night’s blockbuster against South Sydney.
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Fulton failed to train with the Wests Tigers on Tuesday, and coach Mick Potter decided to not consider him for selection after he consulted the club’s medicos.
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The popular back-rower was concussed in a tackle by Newcastle prop David Fa’alogo during Sunday’s 23-20 victory.
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Tigers’ chief executive Grant Mayer was so upset by the tackle and mindful of Fulton’s history of head knocks this season he phoned the NRL to complain about Fa’alogo.
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Fulton told The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday night he felt fine, but was not about to second-guess the experts.
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He remained hopeful of a return to the paddock in the coming weeks, but was also mindful another concussion could spell the end to his career.
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Fulton is contracted to the Tigers until the end of 2016.
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“It’s obviously crossed my mind, my wife (Stacey) is upset, and every man and his dog asks me about the head knocks,” Fulton said.
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“For me personally I’m trying not to think about it it’s not something I want to think about.
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“I had a chat with Todd Payten today and he was a bit concerned. He’s our assistant coach, but he’s also a mate, and he told me if these concussions keep happening, this could be the end. I thought to myself, `oh shit’, and it made me think twice.
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“All I can do is rest. I feel like I want to play, I feel fine when I’m at home, and it’s hard when you arrive at training and feel OK.
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“At the end of the day I have to listen to the doctors. You have to listen to them, sometimes you don’t agree with them, but we have to do what they say.”
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Fulton said the only concussion that knocked him around was the season opener against St George Illawarra, when he was stretchered off.
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“But I remember where I parked, I had this shitty spot in ‘P1’, so my memory isn’t that bad,” Fulton quipped.
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Mayer said of Fulton’s head knocks: “We’re committed to ensuring he has the best treatment possible and if he was to suffer another similar injury he may have to look at an extended period on the sideline.”
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Fulton will be missing from a Tigers’ side who are also without Aaron Woods and Robbie Farah because of Origin. Chris Lawrence, Chris Lawrence and Tim Simona also didn’t train on Tuesday, but the club expects them to start.
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Meanwhile, Tigers’ star No. 1 James Tedesco revealed he rushed his decision to join Canberra, and the phone call to coach Ricky Stuart, letting him know he would be backing out of his deal, was “very hard”.
Really he needs to bes rested for AT LEAST 2 MONTHS!! No other sport in the world would allow a player to keep playing after being concussed 4 times in 13 weeks!!!!
Most sports rest a players for 2-3 weeks after the first concussion, and if it happens again they rest him for a few months. In ice hockey if you get more than 4-5 concussions in your entire career your career is in jeopardy. This has happened in the space of 3-4 months!
The links between concussions and brain damage/illness in later life continues to be illustrated across a number of sports. You look at former league players, boxers or ice hockey players. They may have felt fine for the next 5-10 years after the injuries but as they get older it often seems to kick in and dementia and a variety of other illnesses occur with much greater frequencies.
Fulton simply cannot play for the next couple of months at a minimum!!!
Here's another article from today's Telecrap about how Fulton may soon be forced to retire:
LIAM Fulton admits his career could be cut short after a fourth concussion ruled him out of Friday night’s blockbuster against South Sydney.
>
Fulton failed to train with the Wests Tigers on Tuesday, and coach Mick Potter decided to not consider him for selection after he consulted the club’s medicos.
>
The popular back-rower was concussed in a tackle by Newcastle prop David Fa’alogo during Sunday’s 23-20 victory.
>
Tigers’ chief executive Grant Mayer was so upset by the tackle and mindful of Fulton’s history of head knocks this season he phoned the NRL to complain about Fa’alogo.
>
Fulton told The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday night he felt fine, but was not about to second-guess the experts.
>
He remained hopeful of a return to the paddock in the coming weeks, but was also mindful another concussion could spell the end to his career.
>
Fulton is contracted to the Tigers until the end of 2016.
>
“It’s obviously crossed my mind, my wife (Stacey) is upset, and every man and his dog asks me about the head knocks,” Fulton said.
>
“For me personally I’m trying not to think about it it’s not something I want to think about.
>
“I had a chat with Todd Payten today and he was a bit concerned. He’s our assistant coach, but he’s also a mate, and he told me if these concussions keep happening, this could be the end. I thought to myself, `oh shit’, and it made me think twice.
>
“All I can do is rest. I feel like I want to play, I feel fine when I’m at home, and it’s hard when you arrive at training and feel OK.
>
“At the end of the day I have to listen to the doctors. You have to listen to them, sometimes you don’t agree with them, but we have to do what they say.”
>
Fulton said the only concussion that knocked him around was the season opener against St George Illawarra, when he was stretchered off.
>
“But I remember where I parked, I had this shitty spot in ‘P1’, so my memory isn’t that bad,” Fulton quipped.
>
Mayer said of Fulton’s head knocks: “We’re committed to ensuring he has the best treatment possible and if he was to suffer another similar injury he may have to look at an extended period on the sideline.”
>
Fulton will be missing from a Tigers’ side who are also without Aaron Woods and Robbie Farah because of Origin. Chris Lawrence, Chris Lawrence and Tim Simona also didn’t train on Tuesday, but the club expects them to start.
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Meanwhile, Tigers’ star No. 1 James Tedesco revealed he rushed his decision to join Canberra, and the phone call to coach Ricky Stuart, letting him know he would be backing out of his deal, was “very hard”.
Really he needs to bes rested for AT LEAST 2 MONTHS!! No other sport in the world would allow a player to keep playing after being concussed 4 times in 13 weeks!!!!
Most sports rest a players for 2-3 weeks after the first concussion, and if it happens again they rest him for a few months. In ice hockey if you get more than 4-5 concussions in your entire career your career is in jeopardy. This has happened in the space of 3-4 months!
The links between concussions and brain damage/illness in later life continues to be illustrated across a number of sports. You look at former league players, boxers or ice hockey players. They may have felt fine for the next 5-10 years after the injuries but as they get older it often seems to kick in and dementia and a variety of other illnesses occur with much greater frequencies.
Fulton simply cannot play for the next couple of months at a minimum!!!
