Wally Lewis has urged Reece Walsh to follow the experts’ concussion protocols because there is “too much to lose” by returning to the field too early.
Rugby league Immortal Lewis has been open about his memory problems as he lives with the probability that he has chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as a result of too many head knocks during a glittering career.
The NRL‘s 11-day stand-down policy and a bye for the Broncos in Round 16 means Reece Walsh won’t be back on the field until State of Origin II at the earliest. Walsh was knocked out of Origin I on Wednesday night after a sickening hit from Joseph Suaalii in just the seventh minute.
Suaalii was sent straight from the field – becoming just the sixth player in Origin history to suffer the ugly fate. Suaalii’s send-off is the fastest in Origin history after his debut for NSW only lasted seven minutes.
As for Walsh, the young fullback was ruled to have a Category 1 concussion and was ruled out for the remainder of the game. Despite passing his Head Injury Assessment (HIA) in the dressing rooms, he wasn’t allowed to return to the field because of the Category 1 ruling.
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