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'll never lose my bikini body"
"Maybe it's not the money just wrong contracts wrong people. Hopefully iongi and ryles r real"
"What i do know is he is not a player ryles wants, and is not going to be seen in 1st grade"
"TCT reported he was in rehab and he is starting to do light work on ground."
"Back to full training or still in the light training group?"
"Absolutley spot on LB!"
"Doh! is that because they have won 4 premierships and been in the last 5 GFs. Inconsiderate bastards...how dare they!"
"Seems fair enough...."
"Ryan has never been the same since the HIA he got from the Kaufusi arm drop a few years ago.
He needed 8 weeks off and simply can't perform as he used to"
He needed 8 weeks off and simply can't perform as he used to"
"Yes he has been. "
"I know it's money. Why do our good players choose money not premierships the latest news said we're a decent outfit. Do we have any players who arnt controlled by there manager's. I hope lomax is not allowed back it ruins the game .
Look at the…"
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"Ryles hasn't really done much wrong that i can see, and the huge cultural change he has introduced is awesome to see."
"Exactly no rush, someone will come knocking. Best part is we have $700k waiting to be spent on an exceptional player and the rights to Zac's NRL career for the 3 years."
" If it's total money it's all over. Is everyone here at peak or are some choosing life balance "
"No doubt Lomax will be back in the nrl eventually but it's going to be a process, Parra just needs to ask for compensation of a player of decent value and something will eventually get done. If it's not the storm another club will come to the party "
"We can't keep him on the couch for more than 1 season, it won't fly.
Sooo, we scrub him out for next year, then offer him to the Bears. Instead of a player swap, they agree not to target Eels players.
Failing that, we absolutely should stand…"
Sooo, we scrub him out for next year, then offer him to the Bears. Instead of a player swap, they agree not to target Eels players.
Failing that, we absolutely should stand…"
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Does anyone know if......
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Can someone please tell me
If we dont get a swap for Lomax do we still have to pay him to sit in the side line for next 3 years
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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.