Is there a doctor in the house?

[BOZO]

Phil Gould unloads on NRL, saying ‘doctors and lawyers will end the game in 20 years’
https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/go...s/news-story/c1a8ed9cd8681661e3d0dec788af4dc1

 

[Shoe1]

Steve mascord wrote an article saying the same thing a few years back.

 

[HappilyManly]

Don't the players sign some waiver that they knowingly play a contact sport?

Unless the NRL are deemed to be criminally negligent, hard to see how they could be culpable in cases of serious injury

 

[BOZO]

Don't the players sign some waiver that they knowingly play a contact sport?

Unless the NRL are deemed to be criminally negligent, hard to see how they could be culpable in cases of serious injury

I understand what you are saying but the legal system is like a can of worms and there are always loop holes where those worms can get through

 

[ricardo]

UFC no issue. Can't see why League or any other contact sport can't continue with an evolution of care for players (which is not a bad thing).

Union, which is an inferior game IMHO, have installed a simple "no contact to the head" rule which players adhere to (accidental or not). It resulted in an NZ sent off. Pretty simple stuff. It hasn't reduced the contest in any way.

 

[FlyingHigh]

I'm a lawyer 🙂

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

I've said it before, and I know it's not necessarily a popular position, but I think Gould would make a great CEO of the NRL. He has his favourites (obviously) but I guarantee his love for the game (that we love) would work for the benefit of the game's future. I think he approaches things in an honest pragmatic way as opposed to a political reactionary way.

 

[Ralphie]

I understand what you are saying but the legal system is like a can of worms and there are always loop holes where those worms can get thought

The legal system is not and never has been about justice. It’s always been about who can and cannot pay.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

I'm a lawyer 🙂

What's the world coming to when you can make an admission like that in polite company on a public forum?

 

[ellakasmar]

I'm a lawyer 🙂

And I’m studying to become one

 

[globaleagle]

 

[FlyingHigh]

What's the world coming to when you can make an admission like that in polite company on a public forum?

It's gets worse. I'm. A lawyer for the government 🙂

 

[Ralphie]

It's gets worse. I'm. A lawyer for the government 🙂

The only way it could get worse is if you became a journalist.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

The only way it could get worse is if you became a journalist.

Who reported on government lawyers.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

What's the world coming to when you can make an admission like that in polite company on a public forum?

The sad part is referring to yourself as a ‘lawyer’. Not as a solicitor or barrister.

 

[Loobs]

There may be a class action for concussions but in terms of serious injury, anyone who's studied law in the last 15 years would have likely looked at McCracken v Melbourne Storm in torts. For serious injury you'd look at how it came about and whether the elements of negligence are there. If I recall correctly, duty of care between players in sports is fairly settled law from some rugby and old VFL cases...

 

[ellakasmar]

There may be a class action for concussions but in terms of serious injury, anyone who's studied law in the last 15 years would have likely looked at McCracken v Melbourne Storm in torts. For serious injury you'd look at how it came about and whether the elements of negligence are there. If I recall correctly, duty of care between players in sports is fairly settled law from some rugby and old VFL cases...

I’m doing torts right now!!! Only in week four of the semester however, but hope to come across it haha!

 

[ellakasmar]

The only way it could get worse is if you became a journalist.

So what happens when I’m studying at uni to become either a solicitor or journalist?

 

[Loobs]

I’m doing torts right now!!! Only in week four of the semester however, but hope to come across it haha!

Torts is all flow charts. If you have open book exams that's all you need. Failing that reference the snail in the ginger beer...

 

[Shoe1]

It's gets worse. I'm. A lawyer for the government 🙂

Have you considered applying for a job at the nrl?