New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nFans are also keen to help in any way they can and they have called on the league to introduce a round dedicated to MND.<\/p>\n
They want to raise awareness of the disease and fundraise for research to combat it, with Arrow not the only player to have been diagnosed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe NRL should do a round to fundraise for MND research this year given Jai arrow\u2019s diagnosis, with Carl Webb fresh in the minds of many too,\u201d wrote one fan.<\/p>\n
Another added: \u201cMany families (mine included) have been touched by this horrible disease. \u201cAn MND awareness round is a terrific idea.\u201d<\/p>\n
A third wrote: \u201cGlobal MND Awareness Day is June 21st. Super League\/Championship and the NRL should make the closest round to that date an MND Round to fundraise for MND research.\u201d<\/p>\n
And another commented: \u201cRugby League has been a real flagship for MND and after deaths in both SL and NRL, I hope both leagues come together to create a MND Round, to raise funds to help find a cure for this horrible disease!!\u201d<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, the AFL has had an MND round since 2015.<\/p>\n
Former Melbourne Demons coach Neale Danihe was the driving force behind the initiative, which centres around the \u2018Big Freeze at the \u2018G\u2019 match.<\/p>\n
Like the AFL, the NRL could partner with FightMND to raise funds and awareness.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s Big Freeze Round takes place between May 29 and June 5, with organisers looking to add to the $115 million raised since the round\u2019s inception.<\/p>\n
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