Tigerdave
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they probably won't play him next weekend, at least you wouldn't think so, 2nd knock in a month
OFFICIAL Liam Fulton [Discussion]
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Demonborger
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I'd give him the month off tbh.
foreveratiger
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@willow said:
Yeah I'd be leaning towards this as well.
Fulton you are a legend and play above your weight and went to England to assist salary cap pressure but I want you to have a quality life after NRL is over.
Please WT Doctors rest him for a couple of weeks.
Tell BMM this is your career your playing for so grasp it with both hands.
Please WT Doctors rest him for a couple of weeks.
Tell BMM this is your career your playing for so grasp it with both hands.
Black_Orange_White
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No point risking his life. Rest him for a month or so.
@everett said:
In all fairness, if the quacks think Liams is good to go, well power to him. He looked great tonight.
westTAHger
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@Black Orange White said:
I agree, your well being is far more important than footy.
you only have a limited time in footy, nobody wants to see any players past or present struggle to do things we take for granted.
he will possibly one day have a family, and I would hope he can enjoy them. 😛ray:
bonstonker
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it's a huge concern for him and his wife.
his wife must go through alot watching him knocked out so often.
while watching him yesterday i couldn't help but think if there was any player that worked so hard from marker after completing a tackle.
love his heart in defense.
always so under rated during the off season.
his wife must go through alot watching him knocked out so often.
while watching him yesterday i couldn't help but think if there was any player that worked so hard from marker after completing a tackle.
love his heart in defense.
always so under rated during the off season.
tigergirlz
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He was a powerhouse last night. Deserved the unrecognised Man of the Match award
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Grant Mayer will rule Liam Fulton out if needed
March 22, 2014 - 11:26PM
Daniel Lane
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Wests Tigers chief executive Grant Mayer said he'd have no problem overruling coach Mick Potter and resting Liam Fulton after the back-rower was concussed for the second time in three weeks on Friday night.
Mayer said the newly created discretionary powers may be invoked if the club's doctor expresses any concern about Fulton playing.
Under sweeping changes to the treatment of injuries, club doctors must report to their chief executives, and not the coach, to reveal the extent of head knocks and other serious injuries as part of the code's emphasis on duty of care.
Fulton, who was the first NRL player to be stood down from playing as part of the code's focus on combating concussions due to fears about the long-term health of the players' brains, was "spoken to" by club officials after he told the media during the week he'd accepted dementia could be the long-term legacy of his career after he'd suffered numerous head knocks during his 160-plus top-grade games.
He was rested from the round two victory over the Gold Coast when he was stretchered from the field knocked cold and went off with his neck in a brace in the season opener against St George-Illawarra. On Friday, Fulton was forced from the play during the heroic victory over Souths and he could be spelled again.
There is no indication Potter would not share Mayer's view.
Mayer told Fairfax Media the doctor's report would determine whether he played against the New Zealand Warriors as he revealed NRL chief executives now had the power to rule players out on health grounds.
"The beauty about the change in the rules and regulations is the doctor reports to the CEO, being me, and not the coach anymore," he said.
"If the doctor reports to me on Monday that he doesn't believe any player is up for selection due to a head knock then I rule him out - and I take that role and responsibility very seriously."
Mayer said whether Fulton played against the Warriors this week was dependent on the result of the tests he'd undergo. He warned despite the forward's importance to the team he'd put Fulton's health first.
"Once we confer on Monday with the medical staff regarding [Fulton's] long-term health and, obviously, his current state of affair, we'll make the same call [to stand him down from playing] if we have to," said Mayer. "We're not scared of it.
"If anyone tries to tell me that after three weeks he was the only player [in the NRL] who'd suffered a serious head knock I'd raise my eyebrows. The reality is we are the only club who has chosen to stand down a player. The responsibility my medical staff has taken has been second to none, and I'll defend that [call] every day of the week.
"I'm absolutely sure the club would make exactly the same decision again, going forward, if we believed any player's health was at risk."
Mayer said 29-year-old Fulton, a noted prankster, was taken aside for being flippant with the media when he said during the week about the concussion rule: "I've been knocked out that many times if I'm going to get dementia I'm going to get it, it's just what it is".
NRL club doctors have been granted more prominence in light of a number of issues including concussions and ASADA investigation into the use of banned supplements at Cronulla in 2011\. Mayer confirmed the doctors were also required to attend four board meetings a year to present how their club was operating from a medical perspective.
"It's a good thing because we have to look into the eyes of the family and friends of the player and say whether they're well and that we're looking after them," said Mayer of the medical reforms.
"The reality is if we were to leave it up to players to make the decision whether they play or don't play going forward then the game would need to look at itself. We made a very, very quick and decisive call about [Fulton] playing after round one and pulled him out on the Monday. We'd have no fear doing that [again]."
March 22, 2014 - 11:26PM
Daniel Lane
Sports reporter & Video journalist
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Wests Tigers chief executive Grant Mayer said he'd have no problem overruling coach Mick Potter and resting Liam Fulton after the back-rower was concussed for the second time in three weeks on Friday night.
Mayer said the newly created discretionary powers may be invoked if the club's doctor expresses any concern about Fulton playing.
Under sweeping changes to the treatment of injuries, club doctors must report to their chief executives, and not the coach, to reveal the extent of head knocks and other serious injuries as part of the code's emphasis on duty of care.
Fulton, who was the first NRL player to be stood down from playing as part of the code's focus on combating concussions due to fears about the long-term health of the players' brains, was "spoken to" by club officials after he told the media during the week he'd accepted dementia could be the long-term legacy of his career after he'd suffered numerous head knocks during his 160-plus top-grade games.
He was rested from the round two victory over the Gold Coast when he was stretchered from the field knocked cold and went off with his neck in a brace in the season opener against St George-Illawarra. On Friday, Fulton was forced from the play during the heroic victory over Souths and he could be spelled again.
There is no indication Potter would not share Mayer's view.
Mayer told Fairfax Media the doctor's report would determine whether he played against the New Zealand Warriors as he revealed NRL chief executives now had the power to rule players out on health grounds.
"The beauty about the change in the rules and regulations is the doctor reports to the CEO, being me, and not the coach anymore," he said.
"If the doctor reports to me on Monday that he doesn't believe any player is up for selection due to a head knock then I rule him out - and I take that role and responsibility very seriously."
Mayer said whether Fulton played against the Warriors this week was dependent on the result of the tests he'd undergo. He warned despite the forward's importance to the team he'd put Fulton's health first.
"Once we confer on Monday with the medical staff regarding [Fulton's] long-term health and, obviously, his current state of affair, we'll make the same call [to stand him down from playing] if we have to," said Mayer. "We're not scared of it.
"If anyone tries to tell me that after three weeks he was the only player [in the NRL] who'd suffered a serious head knock I'd raise my eyebrows. The reality is we are the only club who has chosen to stand down a player. The responsibility my medical staff has taken has been second to none, and I'll defend that [call] every day of the week.
"I'm absolutely sure the club would make exactly the same decision again, going forward, if we believed any player's health was at risk."
Mayer said 29-year-old Fulton, a noted prankster, was taken aside for being flippant with the media when he said during the week about the concussion rule: "I've been knocked out that many times if I'm going to get dementia I'm going to get it, it's just what it is".
NRL club doctors have been granted more prominence in light of a number of issues including concussions and ASADA investigation into the use of banned supplements at Cronulla in 2011\. Mayer confirmed the doctors were also required to attend four board meetings a year to present how their club was operating from a medical perspective.
"It's a good thing because we have to look into the eyes of the family and friends of the player and say whether they're well and that we're looking after them," said Mayer of the medical reforms.
"The reality is if we were to leave it up to players to make the decision whether they play or don't play going forward then the game would need to look at itself. We made a very, very quick and decisive call about [Fulton] playing after round one and pulled him out on the Monday. We'd have no fear doing that [again]."
GNR4LIFE
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You just leave that to the medical staff, the people who get payed to worry about that and do what your paid to do and re-sign Tedesco
tigergirlz
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Fulton is looking like having a Galloway year
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@alexaki said:
Paterson played yesterday in NSW Cup.
I'd prefer Austin as we need another point scoring option with Farah missing.
happy_tiger
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@tigergirlz said:
I'm Fulton's biggest fan , but sometimes when that style of player start having issues they don't get better
MacDougall
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How about Lawrence to the back row and Austin to the centres?
tig_prmz
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@MacDougall said:
i would have simona to the left (his original position), lulia to the right (his original position) and lawrence to the backrow (a new position).
austin will get another chance for sure imo
