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 hope there is no injury! we need him on the field as much as possible to be any chance this year!"
"Strange you were at the game . So was I second half our seats are second row from the field noticed Moses out defending out near the side line and made a couple of big tackles on that monster winger from the dragons . Then all of a sudden right in…"
"hey your all talking this season is lost already , coaches make player believe in themselves and become great players .
history verifies that , with the like Gibson , Bellamy and Bennett , they make great players out of good players
and I believe…"
history verifies that , with the like Gibson , Bellamy and Bennett , they make great players out of good players
and I believe…"
"I had no issues with Guymer playing Centre and honestly felt he did fine. Was not a liability at all. Though me saying he was playing out of position must give him grace in the eyes of others as if you put Moses at Fullback you are going to get a…"
"Have you watched Manly, Cowboys, and Titans play this year? They are mud, and completely out of form. I am definitely saying we should beat them. Anything can happen, but we're a better team than these 3. Tigers halves have both copped injuries, but…"
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"I havn't seen the replay but at the game is was WTF?"
"Strong attack but almost non existant defence, if our defence doesnt improve through the year we will be around 7-10th range i reckon."
"look I am very pessimistic but I do believe we have can be top 4, its just the way we a playing, I cannot see it happening.
If we get exponential improvement like last year....then yes we can beat anybody.....the way we are playing and presenting at…"
If we get exponential improvement like last year....then yes we can beat anybody.....the way we are playing and presenting at…"
"I don't think there is a game we play where you can say we should win.....if you are using Manly,St George,Titans and Cowboys as examples, then we on paper are no better than them.....
Wests are obviously stronger this year, as are Knights....but we…"
Wests are obviously stronger this year, as are Knights....but we…"
"I think the bigger issue is that you can't have a decision that is allowed to be challenged and then allow a quick tap. Especially when 80% of the time the ref sends them back and says I didn't give you the mark.
We genuinely wanted to challenge…"
We genuinely wanted to challenge…"
"I thought Charlie and another one of our players were pointing at someone to challenge the call also and there was no fair time window allowed by the referee before he responded the way he did."
"Agreed LB, out of all our young forwards with the variations in the performances (Taiviti aside) I think Guymer is the most consistent in terms of performance, i say that because others have higher planes but Guymer is very trustworthy in his…"
"I had us for the spoon. For a very large chunk of the season it was looking like a sure thing. Happy to lose that bet. No way you can watch the current Eels performances and suggest we're playing finals. We'd need a big spike in performance. "
"It was a great segment and he's spot on... I did laugh at his language... "these f**ckers...".
If any other coach was smart enough, they are doing the same from this round. Mind you, they should have already been doing it.
Many will say it's against…"
If any other coach was smart enough, they are doing the same from this round. Mind you, they should have already been doing it.
Many will say it's against…"
"You realise Guymer played out of position right?"
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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.