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BRAVERY is a badge in the NRL.
John Sutton was brave when he suffered a hairline fracture in his jaw, grimacing as he rose to his feet and rubbed away the pain. He played on against the Roosters.
Dylan Walker was brave when he broke his hand and saw out the game against the Tigers. That was him reaching out with his one good hand to push the Rabbitohs further ahead.
Bravery is a celebration in the NRL and it is everywhere.
Was there bravery in Nathan Peats returning to the field on Sunday?
Rabbitoh Adam Reynolds comes back to the sideline after a concussion test. Picture Gregg Porteous Source: News Corp Australia
Peats was knocked out and in no state of mind to make any sort of conscious decision. With his brain briefly incapacitated, his return was as much as instinct as it was bravery.
If Peats' return to the field revealed anything it is that it is time we protect the players from themselves.
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And from the clubs.
It is time we accept that the culture of bravery we celebrate is made redundant when playing through what could be irreversible injury.
While the NRL is pressing hard to be proactive clubs are being dragged, unwillingly as is their way.
Few here in Australia have heard of Chris Borland, who might be about the bravest guy running around.
Borland was on the American sports show, Outside The Lines, on Monday talking about his decision to quit playing football.
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"I just honestly want to do what's best for my health," he told the program. "From what I've researched and what I've experienced, I don't think it's worth the risk."
What's brave is that Borland is a linebacker with the San Francisco 49ers and in the absolute prime of his career. He is 24 and in the middle of a four-year $3 million contract but walked after concerns with the prevalence of head knocks.
Borland walked to protect his future. If you don't have your health, they say ...
It is staggering to believe, then, that as one man is making about the bravest decision around, we are still arguing in the NRL over the level of concussion for a man that was asleep on the ground, and whether he should have been allowed to later return, as he was.
The sideline concussion test is not designed for players who were asleep on the field _ the NRL considered that decision so obvious it did not need to stipulate it.
David Mead is concussed against the Bulldogs. Pics Adam Head Source: News Corp Australia
As an NRL official said on Tuesday, "It appears that ultimately punishment is the best deterrent."
Clubs are defying the game and until the game stands up to them they will continue to do so.
It's that simple.
Where the bravery of the player elevates the game, the interests of those caring for them destroy it.
Clubs are committing to only the minimum standard required and some not even that.
At what price? How much is two points worth?
So far more than 70 dead NFL players have been diagnosed with long term brain injury, called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which in some cases caused their death through suicide.
Young men are filled with dreams of today. It should not come at the cost of their tomorrows.
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