Carl Webb Foundation

ormer Australian rugby league international Carl Webb was noted as a straight shooter during his celebrated career. Webb announced early in 2020 he has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, a rare condition attacking the nerve cells which control breathing, moving, swallowing and speaking. It comes nine years after Webb retired from a celebrated rugby league career which saw him soar to the heights of professional sport. He played a combined 187 NRL games for the Brisbane Broncos, North Queensland Cowboys and Parramatta Eels from to 2011. Webb also played 15 State of Origin games, a Test for Australia and two Indigenous All Stars matches. Since retiring from football he has worked tirelessly for Aboriginal people in mentoring and employment advice roles. At the young age of just 39 years old, Webb started facing a battle for his life against a disease which has no known cure. However, he is determined to do his part to ensure others who contract the disease have a fighting chance by speaking up to raise awareness and education about MND.