https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1608091715833/footy-concussions
Very interesting and tragic. Featuring parras Ray Price and Brett Horsnell.
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"I am not confident that Papalii wil get snapped up that easily. I think the bench spot is his future in the NRL for now. Can't see him being the first choice fullback for an NRL club right now with the amount of talent in that position. If he wants…"
"Yea Gabrael played HM with us in 2022 but in 2023 he played SG ball for the dogs before moving to the sharks."
"Papalii will get snapped up soon I think, if he elects to stay on a club friendly deal as a loyal servant in expression and passion for the club then that'd be great but I definitely see a home for Bamblett as our back up full back in the next…"
"We have actually quite a lot of fullback prospects coming.
Bamblett, Davis, Martin, Seuseu all look quite good playing there. Risati and Bloomfield have played there too. "
Bamblett, Davis, Martin, Seuseu all look quite good playing there. Risati and Bloomfield have played there too. "
"That's the thing. If he wants to play NRL for Parra it will be through 6. Thing is too is in NRL not many teams looking for a 1 either. If they have a great 1 they snap them up."
"Ah yes forgot Guymer.
Gabreal left us at HM really? I remember hearing so much about him for a while. Ah well."
Gabreal left us at HM really? I remember hearing so much about him for a while. Ah well."
"Bamblett is a gun fullback and will put pressure on Iongi in a few years, this is how these things should work. His path isn't blocked, he is just facing a challenge. He can play first grade on the wing, he will grow into his frame"
"I believe we just have to build the next man up mentality up .Keep developing gun juniors because you never know when you may need one to replace an existing star. If they get poached then so be it, as long as the NRL team has a current star in that…"
"M Gabrael left our club at HM level so he wasnt at eels when he mad the 19 team. From that 2023 SG Ball team, Tuivita, Sanders, Arthur & Guymer made the team. Talagi didnt play because he was in the NRL team. Richie did his ACL at the start of 2024…"
"maybe 14/18th man maybe even the 7 if he guided eels to win the SG ball comp.
Speaking of halves, I was so pissed off when they didnt select Lorenzo in the team last year. They picked Rodwell, Woods and Harrison. Lorenzo, Walsh and Reed couldn't…"
Speaking of halves, I was so pissed off when they didnt select Lorenzo in the team last year. They picked Rodwell, Woods and Harrison. Lorenzo, Walsh and Reed couldn't…"
"I said in my post that Fletcher might have had a chance, considering he was an aussie schoolboy. Do you think he would've been a 14 or even a half for this NSW team?"
"We've had 3 in 2023 and 2024 in NSW I think. Tuivati both years, Sanders, Arthur, Talagi as well. I think Michael Gabreal too?
So yeah, good crop. And the likes of Bloomfield and Fletcher would've had a chance if it wasn't for injury/rugby. "
So yeah, good crop. And the likes of Bloomfield and Fletcher would've had a chance if it wasn't for injury/rugby. "
"Bamblett is a beautiful runner of the football at fullback. Glides across the ground. He has a major obstacle for the next 5 years in Longi . He is more than capable of playing 6 and has game awareness and eyes up footy ability. Very talented boy. "
"Thank badger, hope ya well mate. I met you a few times over the years. You use to know my sister jasmine. She use to work at one of the pubs at Newtown if you remember "
"Fingers crossed he see's his future in blue and gold! Sounds a real wing prospect from all reports. "
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Ray Price sounded so fried when he was speaking. My young bloke wants to play league next year, jury is still out for me if I let him.
Shit poppy, that was a bit harsh. Feel free to have a crack at me, but taking a dig at the intelligence of my son is a bit low.
My earliest memory of the eels is my old man making me watch the 86 GF. When pricey and crow were chaired off, my old man was crying. So, either dad love them, or he had a horrible foreboding of the priemership drought to come :)
Concussions were poorly understood in Ray's day. Given the era and position he played in, he likely had a number of concussions, especially when you take into the fact players like Matty Johns said he had about 10 or so through his career.
But concussions aren't the biggest issue here. The biggest issue is repeated sub-concussive impacts. Those hits that rattle you but don't give you a complete concussion. It's like a boxer taking small jabs throughout a fight. The more of those they take the higher chance of a KO. What Dr. Omalu found was that those repeated minor head traumas had more of an impact on later quality of life than the larger, more infrequent hits.
I do know that the NRL is actually seen as one of the better concussion managers in professional sport. Their HIA system and protocol is seen as one of the most stringent and most closely abides by the recommendations from medical professionals. It's also why I don't think we'll see a class action against the NRL. Unlike the NFL, as far as we know, the NRL has tried to address the long term impacts of concussions as soon as they became aware of them.
What would you change poplet?
Maggie, Both Ray and Brett Kenny need a Swahili interpreter on hand at all times.