Quote ="dubairl"well i am sorry to hear that and i wouldn't wish that on anybody but can i ask what age group was that? because even under 16's the body and collision are rarely heavy enough to cause that much damage. I know Johnny Lomax got a bad injury bleeding on the brain i believe at a young age but that happened the only match he wasn't wearing a head guard.'"
Yes it was playing Open Age, but it was also a daft, clumsy and in no way hard head high tackle, what people dont understand, (and back then i included myself), is how damn easy it is for someones neck to snap/shatter, the neck in the wrong position, not expecting the hit etc, i still wince and expect the worse every time a player receives a hit such as Russells. So dont delude yourselves in to thinking it can only happen when players reach a certain age, it can happen to anyone at any time and thats why player safety MUST be paramount at all times, regardless of age/level.
