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Graham Polak at the footy yeaterday
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Story quoting Wallace said Tigers did not expect him to play footy again and would make the hard decision to tell him he is not a required player.
He is contracted next year but they will approach afl to have him on rookie list similar to Rama for bummers.
He is contracted next year but they will approach afl to have him on rookie list similar to Rama for bummers.
ROLLS ROYCE said:
Really? Do you have the link? That sounds quite a bit more final that what Plough has said in other places
would be very suprised if he played footy again. I knock to the head in the wrong place and you never know what might happen. Im no doctor but surely there will be risks if he plays again.
Agree it was great to see him at the game. Living over here i only saw the telecast but he looked pretty well for what he is going through.
get well soon graham
Agree it was great to see him at the game. Living over here i only saw the telecast but he looked pretty well for what he is going through.
get well soon graham
Col.W.Kurtz said:
maybe referring to this Col.
Polak's playing future clouded (and some other tidbits)
« on: Yesterday at 06:54:13 pm »
Polak's playing future clouded
August 26, 2008
GRAHAM Polak's slow recovery from a brain injury is encouraging personally but could create a headache for Richmond next year.
Coach Terry Wallace said it remained uncertain whether Polak, who is contracted for next season, would recover enough to be able to resume his AFL career.
The 24-year-old key position player suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a tram in late June.
"It's not clear cut that he either will or he won't (be able to play again)," said Wallace who emphasised that Polak's health was the main concern.
"So we've just got to get the appropriate medical data and speak to the AFL and see where all of that sits.
"We speak to our doctors on a daily basis about how he's going and where he's at, but until you sort of speak to the specialists about what that actually means it's a pretty cloudy picture still at the moment."
The Tigers have been buoyed by having Polak visit the club to attend training sessions in recent weeks.
He also spent time in the rooms as the Tigers downed Fremantle at the MCG on Saturday.
One possibility for the Tigers is to seek AFL permission to place Polak on the rookie list during his rehabilitation, as Essendon did with Adam Ramanauskas during his recovery from cancer.
Wallace said the medical assessment of Polak's prospects would influence the club's recruiting decisions.
link
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/polaks-playing-future-clouded/2008/08/26/1219516462950.html
or this
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/tigers-steel-for-the-worst-with-polak/2008/08/26/1219516471703.html
