Official Karl Oloapu officially released

B-Train said:
Clint Newton is a moron. He doesn't take on the NRL when he should and lets the RLPA get walked all over time and time again. But then he calls out the clubs for trying to be cautious with a players injury and long term health.

He of all people should preach caution with neck/spine injuries after the Alex Mckinnon injury. How he remains the head of the RLPA is anyone's guess.
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I wonder where Clint Newton & the RLPA would be positioned if their argument was ratified with a signature.

If they are arguing the bulldogs case of looking after a player’s welfare is wrong or misguided.

Is Clint prepared to sign something to say the Bulldogs are wrong and Karl is fine to play? Then if something happens he will personally wear the consequences. I don’t think so

The RLPA are as big a blight on the game as player managers. Clint Newton is a poor representative for the players.
 
Magic Burton said:
The game day thread launched into Montoya.

Even King wasn't spared someone had a go at him.
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Wilson, Montoya, Morrin, King, Haywood, Salmon, Tracey brutally targeted. The positive crew are actually the most negative posters on this forum
 
D0GMATIC said:
And should something happen to Karl if he returns,the consequences will be the RLPA's to handle. Not the Bulldogs.
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We put duty of care first and foremost, if we continued on it would be on us and then imagine the outrage.

At the end of the day our medical staff said no, we listened and released him for his safety. Any club willing to listen otherwise takes that risk on.

Think what you will key here is to avoid liability.
 
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The New Legacy said:
We put duty of care first and foremost, if we continued on it would be on us and then imagine the outrage.

At the end of the day our medical staff said no, we listened and released him for his safety. Any club willing to listen otherwise takes that risk on.

Think what you will key here is to avoid liability.
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Sounds harsh, but we've washed our hands of the whole situation now. Best of luck to the kid
 
TwinTurbo said:
Nope, it will be the club he signs with, no way the RLPA is liable.


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More importantly nor are we. I'm sure the RLPA and or NRL have to sign off on any future contracts. Being as the RLPA Look after player welfare,surely this is in their wheelhouse
 
D0GMATIC said:
More importantly nor are we. I'm sure the RLPA and or NRL have to sign off on any future contracts. Being as the RLPA Look after player welfare,surely this is in their wheelhouse
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The RLPA is not a signatory to an NRL contract, just Player, Club and then NRL.


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D0GMATIC said:
So it wouldn't be a player welfare issue ?
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Yes, the Club that he signs with has that obligation, no one else.

He may be able to sue the doctors that said he could play, but that's not a given.

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D0GMATIC said:
Sounds harsh, but we've washed our hands of the whole situation now. Best of luck to the kid
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That’s the reality of it, he wants to play on club has info that’s says otherwise, if the club didn’t have grounds to make a move they wouldn’t have.
 
TwinTurbo said:
Yes, the Club that he signs with has that obligation, no one else.

He may be able to sue the doctors that said he could play, but that's not a given.

Team Work
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Given that we have sought medical advice for him, and they advised against him even doing contact training wouldn't you think they'd have to be involved
 
I knew they wouldn’t give him medical clearance it’s probably for his best interest he doesn’t want to end up in a chair or worse the poor kid has gone through hell…

But it’s in his best interest if he doesn’t play he had talent that’s for sure.
 
D0GMATIC said:
Given that we have sought medical advice for him, and they advised against him even doing contact training wouldn't you think they'd have to be involved
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We have already supplied the medical advices (there was more than 1) that we relied on to the NRL. Depending on patient confidentiality the potential club could request copies of those advices. Then they sign him at their own risk. Even if they don't/can't, they can't possibly deny knowing that there was a risk.


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TwinTurbo said:
We have already supplied the medical advices (there was more than 1) that we relied on to the NRL. Depending on patient confidentiality the potential club could request copies of those advices. Then they sign him at their own risk. Even if they don't/can't, they can't possibly deny knowing that there was a risk.


Team Work
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The RLPA were involved in the release process, they know the risks involved. They couldn't plead ignorance. But I agree, anyone that would sign him, should be held accountable
 
D0GMATIC said:
The RLPA were involved in the release process, they know the risks involved. They couldn't plead ignorance. But I agree, anyone that would sign him, should be held accountable
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The RLPA may have been involved in the release process, but they almost certainly won't be involved in him signing with another club. They absolutely won't be a signature to the contact with him signing with another club.

We don't know what the RLPA's involvement was, probably never will, but it could have been as simple as just supporting the player's right to make his own decision. Whether that decision is right or not may not matter, just that Oloapu should be allowed to make the decision himself.


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TwinTurbo said:
The RLPA may have been involved in the release process, but they almost certainly won't be involved in him signing with another club. They absolutely won't be a signature to the contact with him signing with another club.

We don't know what the RLPA's involvement was, probably never will, but it could have been as simple as just supporting the player's right to make his own decision. Whether that decision is right or not may not matter, just that Oloapu should be allowed to make the decision himself.


Team Work
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Being as players pay the RLPA to look after their welfare, wouldn't it be their objective to make sure player safety is paramount ? Let's face it, there is no chance of him signing another NRL contract
 
D0GMATIC said:
Being as players pay the RLPA to look after their welfare, wouldn't it be their objective to make sure player safety is paramount ? Let's face it, there is no chance of him signing another NRL contract
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Who knows that some club won't be desperate enough to take a chance.


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