Eliesa Katoa

[Generalzod]

NRL launch review into ‘sickening’ Tonga call as Storm reveal enforcer suffered sideline ‘seizure’

NRL launch review into ‘sickening’ Tonga call as Storm reveal enforcer suffered ‘seizure’

www.foxsports.com.au

Jesus I hope the kids gets well soon.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Disgraceful to keep sending him back out there. Hope the poor bloke is okay.

 

[yobbo84]

Whichever Doctor it is that cleared him to play should be removed from the game permanently.

Seriously how the f**k do you clear him to play after this? Bloke could have died.

https://twitter.com/nrlphysio/status/1984848582730785244

 

[Diesel]

I didn’t see the pre-game head knock until well into the game when Vossy mentioned it. How the hell did he cop that knock, then one in the first half of game, and still be sent back.
Hope he has a speedy recovery.

 

[Munky]

Whichever Doctor it is that cleared him to play should be removed from the game permanently.

Seriously how the f**k do you clear him to play after this? Bloke could have died.

https://twitter.com/nrlphysio/status/1984848582730785244

Shades of Hoppa Senior on Galloway.

That looked brutal.

Anyone remember Dallis Johnson playing the last twenty minutes of an Origin game in complete la la land?

 

[taste2taste]

Anyone remember Dallis Johnson playing the last twenty minutes of an Origin game in complete la la land?

Yep, but no one knew the effects of head knocks back then. You'd see it nearly every game, a player getting his lights out and then back in the defensive line a minute later.

 

[Wb1234]

Wonder if he’s played his last game

I know insurance will probably cover it but he should sue

He looked bad on the sideline during the game

It’s disgusting they allowed him to play after the head knock in training

 

[taste2taste]

Absolute disgrace he was allowed to play.

Listened to the Bloke in a Bar and Shaun Johnsons podcast today, both went into great details about the timeline of events

The astonishing thing is they didn't do an HIA when he got KO'd in warm ups.

No doubt the NRL will be investigating this and hopefully the medicals working on that game get de registered.

Bloke in the Bar also made the piont if Katoa has to medically retire he would be able to sue the NRL for lost future earnings.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Absolute disgrace he was allowed to play.

Listened to the Bloke in a Bar and Shaun Johnsons podcast today, both went into great details about the timeline of events

The astonishing thing is they didn't do an HIA when he got KO'd in warm ups.

No doubt the NRL will be investigating this and hopefully the medicals working on that game get de registered.

Bloke in the Bar also made the piont if Katoa has to medically retire the NRL is wide open for him to take them to court for lost future earnings.

Surely that’s not the case, do the doctors not think that concussions outside of a game count towards a concussion, or is it more cynical - he can’t fail a test that he doesn’t take

 

[taste2taste]

Surely that’s not the case, do the doctors not think that concussions outside of a game count towards a concussion, or is it more cynical - he can’t fail a test that he doesn’t take

CODE Sports are reporting that no HIA was done after the warm ups KO.

They didn't even need an HIA, 1 look at the vision and you can see its a straight up category 1

Absolute f'ing disgrace by all those involved.

And what the F was Hopoate doing ? Why is the dumb c#nt jumping up and shoulde charging him in the head ?

 

[Someone2]

What was Hopoate doing using the shoulder in warm up

 

[Mr. Shaman]

He got Hopoit’d

 

[Generalzod]

Whichever Doctor it is that cleared him to play should be removed from the game permanently.

Seriously how the f**k do you clear him to play after this? Bloke could have died.

https://twitter.com/nrlphysio/status/1984848582730785244

Yep copped 3 hits to the head, when you witness a player who is groggy still allowed to play, is like letting a drunk take control over a car. Surely what happened to the duty of care.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Looks like the NRL are investigating this -

NRL launch review into ‘sickening’ Tonga call as Storm reveal enforcer suffered sideline ‘seizure’

NRL launch review into ‘sickening’ Tonga call as Storm reveal enforcer suffered ‘seizure’

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Captain Apollo]

Kristian Woolf is on the record saying an HIA was performed on Katoa -

Tonga star receives urgent medical help after three brutal head knocks

‘My job isn’t to question docs’: Coach’s defence after Tonga star’s brutal exit

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[PANTHERMIKE]

Anyone remember Dallis Johnson playing the last twenty minutes of an Origin game in complete la la land?

I think he is still in La La Land. Dude is absolutly cooked these days

 

[Generalzod]

I think he is still in La La Land. Dude is absolutly cooked these days

Remember the Cronulla/Parramatta player Ritson he took a hit to the head, scans the next day showed he a brain cyst..

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Remember the Cronulla/Parramatta player Ritson he took a hit to the head, scans the next day showed he a brain cyst..

Yeah, but it was also reported that if he didn't get KO'd and went for that scan they never would've found that existing cyst. Lomax's high shot probably saved his life.

Anyway, what does everyone expect from a bunch of amateurs like the Tongan staff? Absolute imbeciles all of them, including their coach. They sent an already concussed player out against arguably the most imposing forward pack ever assembled, with zero chance of making the final. What did they expect was going to happen to him?

Get well son Eli.

 

[Wb1234]

Tonga: We wouldn’t have let Katoa play if we’d seen this footage of warm-up clash

Tonga have been criticised for allowing Eli Katoa to play after a heavy clash during the warm-up before Sunday’s match, but officials insist they weren’t made aware of crucial video of the incident.

www.smh.com.au

lol yeh sure

 

[taste2taste]

Tonga: We wouldn’t have let Katoa play if we’d seen this footage of warm-up clash

Tonga have been criticised for allowing Eli Katoa to play after a heavy clash during the warm-up before Sunday’s match, but officials insist they weren’t made aware of crucial video of the incident.

www.smh.com.au

lol yeh sure

The coaches and medical staff aren't sitting around watching the pre match show or checking thier social media feeds. How would have they seen the footage?

There has to be some onus on the players. The article says players who saw the incident were asked how bad it was and they obviously didn't tell the truth, Katoa also needed to be honest and tell the staff he was knocked out.

Having said that, it's inexcusable they didn't perform an HIA, heads should roll over that.

The good news is Katoa can remember everything of the game and doesn't seem to be showing any further symptoms.

Boxers usually recover for 6 months after a fight, after those head knocks you'd expect Katoa won't return to footy for about 6 months.