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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"When i first started reading your replies Mallee, I thought you were an idiot, guess what? I was right."
"Fcuking laughable "
"I think it is an overly inflated perspective of a few good project players like Ma'u, Papali'i etc and the very mixed success those types of signings bring.
We have continued to almost exclusively sign other club's reserve graders and try to develop…"
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"scary thought Randy.. I gather its pretty clear it will be CTE. I know frustrating but it is good the game has tried to instil a risk minisation approach with head knocks (except the Tongan medical team of course)"
"I note the hesitation in this post EA, I think I understand and share with you how motivated our juniors are when they see the FG performances......keep up the good work EA, I do not always agree with some of your opinions, but that's what makes a…"
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Jordon Hill, Trace Beattie, Vaivela,l I've never heard of these 3 "
Jordon Hill, Trace Beattie, Vaivela,l I've never heard of these 3 "
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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.