‘Nothing to gain’: Dad’s desperate plea after Victor Radley’s gruesome injury
The father of Roosters star Victor Radley has made a desperate plea following Friday evening’s terrifying concussion scare in Melbourne.
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Victor Radley’s father has called for the Sydney Roosters forward to spend some time on the sidelines after Friday evening’s frightening concussion scare against the Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park.
The 24-year-old copped a heavy head knock and collapsed to the floor after attempting a low driving tackle on Storm captain Jesse Bromwich in the 71st minute of Sydney’s tense 18-14 victory in Melbourne.
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Referee Adam Gee immediately stopped play and trainers sprinted onto the field as Radley started convulsing on the floor, prompting Melbourne halfback Jahrome Hughes to signal for extra medical support.
The footballer’s eyes rolled into the back of his head during the sickening episode amd he was stretchered off the ground in a medicab before play could continue.
Radley, who has represented the Roosters 95 times since making his NRL debut in 2017, was later seen walking around the field and talking to his teammates.
“He remembers the whole game, except for the tackle,” Roosters coach Trent Robinson told reporters in the post-match press conference.
“It didn’t look good on the field.”
Despite the disturbing ordeal, the Roosters are hopeful Radley will take part in the finals if there are no long-term concussive symptoms.
“Victor is OK; he has bounced back pretty quickly, which is good,” Roosters doctor Tom Longworth said, as reported by the Sydney Morning Herald.
“He remembers pretty much everything. It looked pretty nasty on the field, but he recovered pretty quickly and he was good this morning (Saturday). We’ll just go through the process there.
“He will see an independent specialist and we’ll go through our normal concussion protocols. “It doesn’t change a lot with the on-field stuff. Long symptoms are the most concerning thing, which he doesn’t have, which is a good thing at this stage.
“We’ll wait because it’s early days, and we’ll monitor him to make sure he’s OK first before we decide when he comes back.”
Victor Radley showed signs of convulsing/seizuring after suffering a concussion there. Despite the graphic nature of the incident the presence of immediate convulsions is not associated with adverse results (via scans/recovery time) or risk of future seizures. Hope he is OK
— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) August 26, 2022
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Radley’s father Nigel confirmed his son had recovered quickly from the concussion scare, but urged the footballer not to play next weekend’s match against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
“I don’t think he should play next week,” he told the News Corp publication.
“There’s nothing to gain. They’ve made the finals and he should rest for the following week. You’d think with the head clash protocols he’d have to miss a week anyway.
“A rest will do him good. It was a pretty severe one.
“I spoke to him this morning and he said he came around when he was on the medi-cab.
“This morning he said he was okay. No headaches, nothing.
“He said he didn’t feel any different to how he usually feels on the day after playing footy.
“Head knocks are part of the game.
“If you play rugby league you’ve got to accept it’s always a risk.
“It didn’t look good but he’s not going to stop playing the way he plays.
“That’s Victor. That’s his style.”
Friday’s encounter in Melbourne was arguably the most brutal affair of the season — four players were charged by the NRL match review committee, while Storm five-eighth Cameron Munster was lucky to escape punishment following an apparent elbow to the head on Roosters young gun Sam Walker.
Originally published as ‘Nothing to gain’: Dad’s desperate plea after Victor Radley’s gruesome injury
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