Knights take drastic step to save Ponga's career

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Newcastle prima Kalyn Ponga is connected his mode to Canada successful a hopeless effort to prevention his NRL career.

The 24-year-old's contiguous aboriginal is up successful the aerial aft helium was concussed successful the second circular of the play against the Tigers - his 4th concussion successful the past 10 months.

After consulting with a concussion expert, Professor Chris Levi, the nine has elected to nonstop Ponga to Vancouver, wherever he'll beryllium assessed utilizing exertion that's not disposable successful Australia.

"Management of concussion is simply a analyzable contented for everyone involved, we spot this an accidental to stitchery further accusation to assistance Kalyn successful his recovery," Newcastle's Peter Parr said.

"Our broader aim, nether the guidance of Professor Levi, is to make a exemplary of attraction that volition beforehand our capableness successful supporting players with concussion.

"Kalyn remains successful bully spirits and wishes to convey everyone who has enquired astir his health."

Speaking connected Nine's 100% Footy earlier this month, Phil Gould said he feared for Ponga's future.

"My interest with Kalyn - and I've retired 2 players due to the fact that of repeated concussions successful my vocation - is the easiness with which it happens now," Gould said.

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"I don't spot those knocks arsenic thing implicit the top, (or knocks) that should beryllium causing that benignant of occupation for him. It conscionable seems present helium reacts severely to collisions that are truly rather easy, and that's not a bully sign.

"I deliberation his vocation is successful jeopardy, to beryllium honest. I don't cognize however you benignant done that.

"I get acrophobic much astatine the easiness with which they get concussed and however repeatedly that happens."

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