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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"Must have been the trials I watched then."
"Yeah reckon Lock is his role. He has a pass able to be the link man taking on the line. He should be starting now Hopgood is gone for the year. Let him get minutes at the spot. He had a great finish to 2025."
"He's played one game? Out of position at centre as well."
"The game is exactly where the NRL wants it. They don't care about most fans. Melbourne needs to be successful every year to get viewership in Victoria, Penrith is in the growth engine on Sydney, especially considering their closeness to Bradfield.…"
"We haven't seen anywhere near the best of Gymer so far. I'd like to see the likes of Paulo showing these young forwards what it takes to be an NRL player, to lift their game to the next level. It's fine to have a reliance on juniors, but they need…"
"Great signing, I thought we were going to loose him to wa or png like ray stone.
Next up we really need to lock down Dylan walker. Get it done parra"
Next up we really need to lock down Dylan walker. Get it done parra"
"Good but he ain't winning us a comp.
Misses too many first contact tackles. Probably trying to hit too hard rather than be effective.
Averages 4 missed tackles and 2 ineffective tackles per game so far this year."
Misses too many first contact tackles. Probably trying to hit too hard rather than be effective.
Averages 4 missed tackles and 2 ineffective tackles per game so far this year."
"Excellent, if he develops further he will be our future Lock and captain.
I was worried due to limited playing time he would look elsewhere. "
I was worried due to limited playing time he would look elsewhere. "
"He should be in the side every week he is a good defender and low mistake rate good re signing "
"reflects the Club’s continued commitment to developing and retaining local talent.
woo hoo, we have 5 juniors in our top 23 players, way to develop and retain local talent. "
woo hoo, we have 5 juniors in our top 23 players, way to develop and retain local talent. "
"Guymer needs to be a lock or starting in second row, he has high football iq. Either him or Tuivati to start with Jack Williams, Paulo needs be on the bench and play the impactful important minutes."
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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.