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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"The Madge effect."
"I mean now of course what i am saying here is simply hope, but is there a chance Keaon put any clauses in his deal? I mean it is easier, still hard but easier, to back out DCE style if a new coach is installed. It is rare also. But Su'A could be the…"
"I would take whatever talkin' parra say with grain of salt. I remember they used to say things like when Ryles flew to Townsville to talk to Holmes. Since they didn't get any right and lost all their access to the club they don't do that now.
But…"
But…"
"I fear Kautoga may have peaked. Decent line runner, can play 80 and is ok in defence. Has an error in his game and will have a new 6 again next year. But i feel his ceiling at the moment is being just a ok to good first grader. "
"That's not a bad squad."
"Sorry am I missing something or are people not reading? I said other than Su'A."
"I said other than Su'A. His situation is different as he is off-contract and not the Dragons don't want him.
In terms of if we need him? If you can get a player better than what you have? Grab them. He's 30 at the end of next year so he has a few…"
In terms of if we need him? If you can get a player better than what you have? Grab them. He's 30 at the end of next year so he has a few…"
"He's signed til 2028 anyway, can't talk til November 2027. Even then Ponga will be gone soon and Sharpe will be Fullback."
"He has the option, he wont take it up. Its not a matter of the club not wanting Su'A, they already have him but as it stands he can talk to clubs. Unlike Timoko and Xerri who are being booted from their clubs."
"Now St. George are officially a basket case, yet can get Keaon go figure, i would look at the Couchman boys.
But also, Keaon on Mansour's podcast said he wanted to play with Jaydn Su'A at same point as they are mates from Souths days. He nearly made…"
But also, Keaon on Mansour's podcast said he wanted to play with Jaydn Su'A at same point as they are mates from Souths days. He nearly made…"
"I never fully understood the hype around Ennis as a coach. He has never actually coaches a team i believe and though Ryles didn't coach a team higher than Wollongong comp either, he was an assistant for Melbourne for a combined 10 years or so and…"
"Dragons freezing all negotiations with players immediately is pretty much his death sentence. Surprised if he survives tomorrow and Manly clash is his last chance."
"Thats okay EA, we're allowed to disagree, but can you point out why Apa can't be a 7."
"I believe Williams is a much better backrower than middle."
"Sua is a SOO player and is a gun. He's an improvement on our current back row but I don't think it an area we need improvement in. I really think we need some class in our outside backs tbh"
"A great read, thanks Daz!
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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.