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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"Guymer looks very unfit for a bloke so young...Yet the whole team looks really under done in fitness levels and mental resilience..Maybe it's these repeat sets and having to defend more than the opposition."
"Is it actually Wisemental ? As if it is that might account for some of the Eels problems "
"1. Kelly is good when he concentrates. He can break the defence line at times. His biggest issue is inconsistencies. He still is fitting into a weakened roster and poor coaching.
2. Paulo is too slow and past his prime. He does have glimpses of good…"
2. Paulo is too slow and past his prime. He does have glimpses of good…"
"I cooked some eggs on the BBQ yesterday. First time cooked em sunny side down and was truly surprised , no running yoke, just intact and delicious. I got so excited I cooked the whole carton! "
"My take away - Olakau'atu is one hell of a player."
"Cut Kelly errors out his great. Story of his career "
"There are more changes that we can do, but after that first half we needed to do what Manly did second half and throw the ball around.
Manly have pace and energy and they exploited that.
The way we played against Titans would've probably worked…"
Manly have pace and energy and they exploited that.
The way we played against Titans would've probably worked…"
"My feeling exactly. Every team that is dominant has big packs. We have no go forward at all."
"Kelly will not be sacked, and he will be picked this week.
Ryles will persist with him due to his strong yardage carries that help us make metres in our first few tackles each set. However, Ryles needs to coach the errors out of Kelly's game.…"
Ryles will persist with him due to his strong yardage carries that help us make metres in our first few tackles each set. However, Ryles needs to coach the errors out of Kelly's game.…"
"Kelly isn't the answer but he's completely acceptable in his current role. He gave 110% today and made some great plays. He put his body on the line. Put some respect on that. DeBelin also hung tough. Is he good enough? If he was the 4th bench spot…"
"Did you see him slice up Penrith twice today? "
"Agree, he bent the line a bit with his first few carries. His second stint he tried the Dylan walker role and it didn't work. Think they need to keep his role simple "
"Perhaps better for Funa-Iuta to take the Mataele route of becoming a full-time middle. Build up a little more and focus on that area."
"Yeh he is...you stoopid shitstirrer
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"Think a bit harsh on de Belin actually. Felt his first stint was pretty strong. Paulo was ok, though moving him to the bench would help moving forward if we can get a starting Prop.
Kelly, though getting through work and trying, he is way too rocks…"
Kelly, though getting through work and trying, he is way too rocks…"
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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.