Game's beautiful gesture for ailing league great

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When erstwhile Dragons prima Rod McGregor learned helium had aboriginal onset Alzheimer's illness a mates of years ago, 1 of his archetypal decisions was to donate his encephalon to subject aft his death.

"It was a large happening for him to bash but that is the benignant of feline Rod is," Men of League unpaid Natalie Morrison told Wide World of Sports.

"He is struggling rather a spot and the household are looking astatine getting him into a attraction house.

"We've helped with small things similar getting bills paid, fixing up their bathroom.

"And we conscionable speech to Rod astir shot - that portion of his encephalon is inactive functional."

A premiership victor with the celebrated 'Bath's Babes' astatine St George successful 1977, McGregor, present 67, had a fairytale emergence to the top.

He came to the Dragons from his location municipality of Yass arsenic a 'nobody' astatine the commencement of that play and went connected to go 1 of the fewer players to triumph a premiership successful their debut year.

He besides played for New South Wales that aforesaid play successful the yearly interstate clash with Queensland earlier the commencement of State of Origin 3 years later.

But conscionable arsenic rapidly arsenic McGregor's prima rose, it faded. After 2 years astatine the Dragons and 1 astatine Souths, helium returned to the bush and present lives successful Canberra with woman Lynn.

Men of League person been helping the McGregors for the past fewer years and erstwhile Raiders prima Sia Soliola and CRRL Chairman Gary Green precocious visited him and presented him with a framed Raiders jumper.

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