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The Mole: Legendary league tough guy Mark Geyer calls for urgent NRL change – Wide World of Sports
Brutal nature of the modern game prompts re-think
There was no tougher man in the modern era than Mark Geyer, but even big ‘MG’ admits league has become so brutal that the NRL should allow teams an 18th man.
“The time has come to think about an extra player because of the number of HIAs and other injuries,” Geyer said after Thursday night’s bruising Tigers v Eels clash.
“The game was always hard but it is just getting faster and harder.”
Three serious head knocks to Michael Chee Kam and Adam Doueihi (Tigers) and Ryan Matterson (Eels) marred …
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