Football: who needs helmets? not this tough bunny

TWENTY SIX stitches has given Rabbitohs forward Jason Clark his 15 minutes of fame in the United States.

The South Sydney journeyman was forced from the field late in the first half of his team’s 22-20 comeback win over the Eels at Parramatta Stadium on Friday night after knocking heads with Eels’ rake Isaac De Gois.

The 26-year-old was taken from the field for immediate treatment after the sickening collision with De Gois while running a hit-up in the 35th minute.

While De Gois stayed on the field despite blood — either his or Clark’s — smeared across the left side of his face, Clark was taken into the away team’s dressing room to have a nasty cut running from his forehead down to his left eye stitched up.

He returned to the Rabbitohs’ bench in the second half and was reportedly ready to return to the field if needed.

Thankfully, Clark wasn’t needed and he was able to sit out the rest of his team’s two point victory with the sickening head cut closed up.

One photo of Clark’s Frankenstein’s monster-looking melon went viral online — even making its way onto the popular sports page on social news site reddit.com.

Here’s the best of the comments:

— “Lol. Been hit in the head way too many times. Looks somewhat permanently concussed,” username lukearmac wrote.

— “Keep doing you Jason Clark!!! Don’t let the doctors and naysayers stop you from using your head,” username gobbledykook said.

— “Welcome to rugby, where the men are separated from the boys,” username cahmstr wrote.

— “Not much rugby in the US but damn love hearing s*** like this especially when our athletes miss games and weeks at a time for sore shoulder, pinky injury, thigh bruise lol. Grow some and look at this warrior,” username skillz90969 wrote.

— “He looks like he’s growing a baseball on his forehead,” username ClarkGriswold2 posted.

— “Honestly, Rugby players seem like a whole nother breed of man. Are you sure it was blood in the pic and not pure testosterone,” username AskmeaboutWoTMUD wrote.

veya_victaous wrote:you're just a spoil sport sassy


I mean they aren't even allowed to punch each other anymore hasn't that wussified the game enough

The only thing Rugby league has going for it is the violence otherwise AFL is more interesting (as a New South Welshman I am not supposed to say that)

next thing you know we'll being playing a ladies sport like soccer

veya_victaous wrote:they are trying to cut back on the punch ups in AFL too ...

spoil sports worried about head injuries

NFL Players Retiring In Prime Of Careers
July 30, 2015 4:50 AM
***edited to this section of the article >
“When I started there wasn’t a whole lot of awareness on concussions,” 40-year-old 49ers placekicker Phil Dawson said. “Now, guys are informed. The doctors are on top of it. I think it’s a good deal.”
Willis, San Francisco’s defensive captain and locker room leader, explained his tender size-13 feet “12½ when they’re bent” could no longer handle the grind of NFL practices, let alone the demands of game day. He had surgery on his left big toe, went on season-ending injured reserve on Nov. 11 after getting hurt at St. Louis on Oct. 13.
“I have no regrets. I’ve had the most amazing eight years of football of my life,” he said. Locker has returned to his roots in Washington state with his wife and two young children. Davis, the outspoken offensive lineman, left open returning if his body fully heals. Davis had been considering leaving for a few years, announcing his plans in a statement.
“This will be a time for me to allow my brain and body a chance to heal. I know many won’t understand my decision, that’s OK,” Davis said. “I hope you, too, have the courage to live your life how you planned it when day dreaming to yourself growing up. Your life is your dream and you have the power to control that dream. I’m simply doing what’s best for my body as well as my mental health at this time in my life.”
For veterans who have stayed healthy, thoughts of retirement might be far from their minds.
“When you have those things going for you, why not keep playing?” 38-year-old Raiders safety Charles Woodson said. “Even though you’ve got guys retiring, there’s a bunch of guys that would still love to be playing. For all of those guys that I’ve played with that tell me every year, ‘Keep going,’ because they would love to have this opportunity.”
Murray says the NFL shouldn’t be overly concerned about a dwindling talent pool.
“There will always be a demand for multi-million-dollar salaries and the glory that goes with playing NFL football,” he said.
Still, constant change is part of the business.
“Every man in here has the right to decide how long he wants to play. It’s his career,” Dawson said. “Whether it’s retirements, or injuries or trades or cuts or whatever the case may be, for those of us who are still here you’ve just got to come to work and do the best you can.”
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/07/30/nfl-players-retiring-in-prime-of-careers/

Lord Foul wrote:pfffft....if the lefties had their way all that would be left for us is collecting manhole covers like their revered leader

but of course...only lightweight cardboard replicas for the hoi poloi.....mustnt risk having one dropped on ones tootsie must we....real ones are FAR too dangerous......

Lord Foul wrote:
pfffft....if the lefties had their way all that would be left for us is collecting manhole covers like their revered leader

................................

you have an ENTIRELY different species of lefty down your way

our lefties are
interfering
wussified
smug
self serving

hell they would remove ALL forms of competitive ANYTHING from schools...in case little johnny isnt as good as cecil and might suffer some form of psychological scar from that....

they are terrified of any form of sport that might teach someone how to defend themselves in case they become capable of resisting by force the constant attempts by the leftist bully boys to shoe horn everyone into their little grey suit.....