According to the report, the panel will consider changes to what symptoms would trigger a player to leave the field immediately for assessment amid confusion around the issue.<\/p>\n
The NRL confirmed it would review Grant's knock as well as seperate incidents with Storm teammates Cameron Munster (who went off for a 27-second HIA) and Ryan Papenhuyzen.<\/p>\n
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"Any potential head injury assessment, we review it to make sure the policy has been adhered to and if it hasn't we take the appropriate action," NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo said.<\/p>\n
Cowboys great Johnathan Thurston was one of the first notable figures in the game to call out the issue on Nine's post-match coverage on Friday night.<\/p>\n
"Now, from my understanding the rules are, if you lie motionless on the ground, which he [Grant] is, don't you have to come off straight away for a head knock?," Thurston said.<\/p>\n
"He stayed out there for another 10 minutes, scored a try. He was crucial in that period after the head knock as well.<\/p>\n
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"If the game wants to take the head knock serious, this is what we need to get out of the game. He was so damaging after this, but he shouldn't have been on the field."<\/p>\n
NSW Blues coach Brad Fittler's assessment demonstrated just how unclear the rules around head knocks were.<\/p>\n
"I'm pretty sure there is a rule that if you lie for a second, you pretty much can't come back on," he said.<\/p>\n
"I see it every week, the doctors for whatever reason will give them a couple of sets. Whether that's until they find their feet, or whether they feel like they need that time to get their balance.<\/p>\n
"But whatever it is, you'll see players all the time get knocked out and it will take a couple minutes for them to come to the sidelines. I don't understand why that's not more urgent."<\/p>\n
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