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KANGAROO great Ian Roberts will reveal on Sunday night that he is brain-damaged from his rugby league playing days.
In a gripping interview on Channel Sevens Sunday Night program, Roberts exposes the after effects of a career for Australia, NSW, South Sydney, Manly and the Cowboys.
The 48-year-old says: I have brain damage. Ive been acting now for 10 years, studying lines and that kind of thing.
One day you have it down and then the next day youre like I have just lost all that info (sic) again.
Thats really, I mean really scary stuff . . .
Fears of future legal action from battered old players like Roberts is why the NRL is treating concussion issues so seriously.
Its why the shoulder charge has been outlawed and punching banned in recent years, much to the annoyance and irritation of old-school fans.
There is huge concern in the NRL about the concussion backlash in the US, with former NFL stars lining up to take legal action.
Roberts is one of the toughest and most fearless men I have ever seen on a football field.
He played the game with relentless aggression and as a result suffered a number of concussions.
You know, when you are 25, at the top of your game, you know youre ten foot and bullet proof, he told the show.
RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER DONATES BRAIN TO RESEARCH
DEGENERATIVE BRAIN DISEASE FOUND IN FORMER RUGBY PLAYER
Im 48 at the moment and when you have those lapses I have to check myself and Im like, oh why cant I remember that or am I remembering that rightly?
He also has advice for mums and dads that will alarm the NRL administration.
I have got to say any parent, they have got to question the safety of their children (playing football), he said.
Its why the NRL is coming down so hard on incidents like the Sonny Bill Williams shoulder charge in the season opener that will sideline the Roosters champion for three weeks.
The Insight program on SBS on Tuesday will also reveal some alarming concussion statistics.
Hospitals in Victoria and NSW have noticed a 32 per cent increase in sports related concussions in children in the last decade, although approximately 75 per cent of concussions still go unreported and undiagnosed.
Its why the NRL is coming down so hard on incidents like the Sonny Bill Williams shoulder charge in the season opener that will sideline the Roosters champion for three weeks.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...ith-brain-damage/story-fni3fbgz-1226848994798
In a gripping interview on Channel Sevens Sunday Night program, Roberts exposes the after effects of a career for Australia, NSW, South Sydney, Manly and the Cowboys.
The 48-year-old says: I have brain damage. Ive been acting now for 10 years, studying lines and that kind of thing.
One day you have it down and then the next day youre like I have just lost all that info (sic) again.
Thats really, I mean really scary stuff . . .
Fears of future legal action from battered old players like Roberts is why the NRL is treating concussion issues so seriously.
Its why the shoulder charge has been outlawed and punching banned in recent years, much to the annoyance and irritation of old-school fans.
There is huge concern in the NRL about the concussion backlash in the US, with former NFL stars lining up to take legal action.
Roberts is one of the toughest and most fearless men I have ever seen on a football field.
He played the game with relentless aggression and as a result suffered a number of concussions.
You know, when you are 25, at the top of your game, you know youre ten foot and bullet proof, he told the show.
RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER DONATES BRAIN TO RESEARCH
DEGENERATIVE BRAIN DISEASE FOUND IN FORMER RUGBY PLAYER
Im 48 at the moment and when you have those lapses I have to check myself and Im like, oh why cant I remember that or am I remembering that rightly?
He also has advice for mums and dads that will alarm the NRL administration.
I have got to say any parent, they have got to question the safety of their children (playing football), he said.
Its why the NRL is coming down so hard on incidents like the Sonny Bill Williams shoulder charge in the season opener that will sideline the Roosters champion for three weeks.
The Insight program on SBS on Tuesday will also reveal some alarming concussion statistics.
Hospitals in Victoria and NSW have noticed a 32 per cent increase in sports related concussions in children in the last decade, although approximately 75 per cent of concussions still go unreported and undiagnosed.
Its why the NRL is coming down so hard on incidents like the Sonny Bill Williams shoulder charge in the season opener that will sideline the Roosters champion for three weeks.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...ith-brain-damage/story-fni3fbgz-1226848994798