https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1608091715833/footy-concussions
Very interesting and tragic. Featuring parras Ray Price and Brett Horsnell.
You need to be a member of 1Eyed Eel to add comments!
This reply was deleted.
Latest comments
"Brent Read came in saying all was fair game, Riccio said V'Landys has made it clear whose side he is on. It is poor, they should be nutural and say "It's between two clubs and how it should be"."
"Agree, I think Richie and Samrani are our backup wing/centres going forward with Araz Nanva, Mohammed Alameddine next in line. The ran well in that 2nd half and were constantly punching through."
"Come on Daz, don't blow a gasket, it was all tongue in cheek mate, and we don't need the TDS."
"FMD. I thought he was smart enough to be neutral in this. But here he is throwing his full support behind the Melbourne Storm publicly and we now have the private messages too. This is astonishing. "
"At least there are now only two options for V'Landys when the court makes its determination.
After V'Landys stupidly sided with Storm in saying $300k is fair, if the court goes that way then every NRL fan bar Storm dimwits will say the fix was in.…"
After V'Landys stupidly sided with Storm in saying $300k is fair, if the court goes that way then every NRL fan bar Storm dimwits will say the fix was in.…"
"You forget, Mitchy, all the help the Orange turd gets from Russia and The Pedo Ring. That's your guy!"
"Yep he said it can be used for their junior development
He said exactly it was a great deal."
He said exactly it was a great deal."
"This isn't just Vlandy's doing. We all know certain clubs seem to get everything there own way and all this is doing is allowing the fans to see what has been happening for years due to the court case.
Protected clubs using the NRL to bully smaller…"
Protected clubs using the NRL to bully smaller…"
"Lomax has played this perfectly for his boxing career not so much for his footy career or reputation.
If he is as good as reports say, he will earn a lot in boxing as he is getting the public to hate him which means they will tune in hoping he gets…"
If he is as good as reports say, he will earn a lot in boxing as he is getting the public to hate him which means they will tune in hoping he gets…"
"HOE, spot on, and you can only assume (and I know we can assume a lot) that his has occurred. I am really impressed with the club here and just hope we can get a decent win from this; as if not it will mean that the NRL and the stronger clubs…"
"He certainly has Bobbie, I have been a past admirer of PVL and his astuteness, in this area he has shown himself to be complacent and mis reading the room...... My suspicions are he has become over confident and probably tired, unfortunately for him…"
"Hoey, That's an excellent point re Crawley.....one of the side benefits of these issues is seeing how the media is manipulated by their masters......its not just sugar you get when sqeezing cane, there is the side benefit of the Rum! Lol
"
"
"Thanks, Mitchy.
It's interesting, Crawley was emphatic on Feb 12 in backing the Eels, labelling Lomax’s case “complete nonsense.”
Since then, there’s been no follow-up column on Lomax despite significant reported developments, including messages…"
It's interesting, Crawley was emphatic on Feb 12 in backing the Eels, labelling Lomax’s case “complete nonsense.”
Since then, there’s been no follow-up column on Lomax despite significant reported developments, including messages…"
"I didn't see the entire interview. Did he really say he thought $300k was a great deal? "
Irony is Even Deader
I posted this earlier on Hoe's blog, which was poor placement."Isn't it Ironic, Don'tcha think?
Read more…
Views: 197
Shark Attack..... Moses told to be wary of the surf!
Parramatta has moved their pre season training to Lennox Head for this week.They have been warned that when your luck is out, you need to be very careful going into the surf! in Northern NSW.Parramatta officials are very wary of these danger's as…
Read more…
Views: 370
Poppa's Dilemma, Welcome to my Corner, come in and have a Cuppa with a Silly Old Bastard. I think it's New Year Shortly?
Well we have been having a few dilemma's around here lately and I am getting confused, from what I can tell we have a lot of problems telling our left from our right. We don't have this problem at home because my wife is always right and I am…
Read more…
Views: 320
Keaon done deal
As of Thursday, December 11, 2025, South Sydney Rabbitohs forwardKeaon Koloamatangi has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Parramatta Eels, but it is not yet officially announced by the clubs. Soon to be announced.
Read more…
Views: 2079
Ryles 2.0: 2026 gets off to a bright start in Eels trial
Trials always present the double edged sword of fans getting excited that footy is finally returning, while trying to hold back on any bold predictions given the chopping and changing that occurs at this time of year. Parramatta fielded a mix of…
Read more…
Views: 1634
V'Landys on Hello Sport
Happy Monday, if anyone wants a good laugh to start their week, skip to 32:50 mark and listen to this f***wit talk. It is laughable seriously. Claiming the offer of $300k was a great deal and we can put that into our junior system. But said we can…
Read more…
Views: 1569
Picking Up Where We Left Off?
Obviously, it’s only a trial. Other than reviving Henson Park, at best it's test of whether juniors' physicality is up to the task. We passed that test. Perhaps, there were symptoms of something else. We seemed to have picked up where we left off at…
Read more…
Views: 786
Pre-Season Challenge, R2: Game day blog vs Sharks
Where is the game day blog.
Read more…
Views: 3177
<script src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>
<!-- Sidebar -->
<p> </p>
<script>// <![CDATA[
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
// ]]></script>
Replies
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.