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That’s not within the power of the club, there is no medical evidence that says he can’t play again, if fact there’s proof positive in Slater that following this procedure he can absolutely make a full recovery.The problem is not with the NRL but with Foran. The club needs to tell him he won’t be allowed to play again - on medical grounds. His body is so shot is the duty of the club’s duty of care to him to not pick him to play NRL again.
Foran just flat out loves to play, loves to play the game since he was 6 years old, lives to get out of the field with his teammates and compete. He’s just not ready to retire, doesn’t want to retire and truly believes that he has many more years of playing in front of him.
Without the player’s agreement and without any medical advice supporting it the NRL would not allow medical retirement. Without that he’s still included in our Salary Cap which is the only thing that is relevant. It would make no difference if we didn’t pick him again, he can sit on the sideline all year, he’s still included in our Cap.
On the “duty of care” question, there is no medical evidence to suggest that we are risking his long term health by playing him. If there was even the slightest doubt I’m totally confident that we wouldn’t allow him to take the risk.
The fact is we might as well play him when he is fully recovered because I have no doubt whatsoever that we are a better team with him on the field. If you ask any players (and I have) they will say the same.
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