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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"Fans are forgetting da silva is that he eligible to play for jersey flegg for the next two years. He's very young and is being criticised too harshly by some fans. His game against the Dragons proved he is elite in his age group.
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"Look put it this way, you cannot sign Smith long term without selling him that he will start. You also cannot sign Smith long term and expect Da Silva not to start wanting out.
So it's a big call of who they want."
So it's a big call of who they want."
"The fact that Ryley hasn't been secured by us to this point is an absolute rubbish decision! We must not take him for granted. As much as he seems to love playing for us money talks to all!
same as Sam it's ridiculous...fact we've allowed both of…"
same as Sam it's ridiculous...fact we've allowed both of…"
"I'd prefer they play like they did against Brisbane. Both halves, both sides of the ruck. I don't mind Pezet closer to the middle. He's not fast but he's got deceptive passing. That allows Mitch to attack the edges. You're not handing the guy the…"
"Ryley is head and shoulders above TDS right now and will easily be poached if we don't lock him up now.
TDS has speed, but is a typical tigers player, needs a lot of work to get his game right. Bringing him off the bench is the perfect position for…"
TDS has speed, but is a typical tigers player, needs a lot of work to get his game right. Bringing him off the bench is the perfect position for…"
"Our forwards have been pissweak, we need a bit of grunt in the middle like a Moretti to start the game.
Against Penrith I'd be getting Doorey, Moretti and Tuilagi running lines back at the likes of papalii, he is a lazy defender after about 20mins."
Against Penrith I'd be getting Doorey, Moretti and Tuilagi running lines back at the likes of papalii, he is a lazy defender after about 20mins."
"We need a left centre, Timoko is a right. His defence is terrible, if he can't tackle on the right, chances are playing on the left his defence will be worse."
"See the problem is here you are now giving the keys to a guy that is here for 5 minutes and we are paying 1.3 to Mitchell who is the second best halfback in the comp and your answer is to take the ball out of Mitchell's hands and let Jonah be the…"
"Much like the team I already have the line through him and ask whose next what's the clubs plan around the position and if it's a youngster is it all eggs.See for me I've never really understood this signing because Parra were never a player away…"
"Nice write up HOE, an interesting read & you make some good points as always.
Those tackles = losses stats are pretty evident of the impact of momentum from 6-agains.
The Eels definitely showed some grit against the Dragons, in patches, but imo the…"
Those tackles = losses stats are pretty evident of the impact of momentum from 6-agains.
The Eels definitely showed some grit against the Dragons, in patches, but imo the…"
"I have been speaking about it a bit. Not to mention those teams were Broncos, Sharks and Roosters."
"We have our very own Makisini/Alamoti coming through the grades. Lorima Seuseu is in his first year of HM so 16 years old in a u17 comp. I hope he skips his second year of HM and plays SG Ball next year. Alamoti did that when he was a junior.…"
"Tigers ,dragons,titans will most likely get him we struggle to attract anyone"
"So he'd be our second best centre."
"Yes get his defence right. Buy him and Xerri "
"Hes Penisni with leg speed
Right down to the atrocious defence and penis hands"
Right down to the atrocious defence and penis hands"
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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.