Victor Radley, Roosters urged by concussion expert to ‘apologise’ and ‘own up’ over Instagram post

A concussion expert has urged Victor Radley and the Sydney Roosters to “apologise” and “own up” after a photo of the lock forward holding up a questionable t-shirt was posted by the club on Instagram. Radley played his 150th NRL match in Saturday night’s clash with the Sharks in Gosford, won by the Tricolours 42-16. In celebration of the win and Radley’s 150th game, the club published a now-deleted Instagram post of the milestone man holding up a t-shirt which read: “150 games, 38 concussions, 26 send-offs, 6852 beers”. READ MORE: Knights stunner raises awkward $1.4m Ponga question READ MORE: Tears flow, ‘Big Four’ reunite in epic Rafa farewell READ MORE: Terrifying scenes as rookie crashes into pit crew While many saw it simply as a case of the Roosters and one of rugby league’s great larrikins having a laugh, others considered it tone deaf given the game’s fight against head injuries and the devastating battles an increasing number of former players and their loved ones are facing, including Wally Lewis, Mario Fenech, Trevor Crow and Steve Mortimer. Diseases such as dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) are linked to repeated head trauma. Dr Alan Pearce is a Melbourne-based neurophysiologist
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