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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"We saw Russell improve defensively with JAC next to him, lets see if JAC has the same impact before judging"
"Kelly missed 69 tackles last season v Penisini 41
Russell missed 38
Not sure what to read into that ...
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Russell missed 38
Not sure what to read into that ...
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"Read it again, I said Williams and JAC will be more help the what he had at the Titans"
"He had all sorts happening last year and I'm not sure what he's done to put himself ahead of anyone quite frankly. Kelly takes the vacant right wing spot, that's the backline sorted with minimal disruption. That's the way I'd go, Ryles may have…"
"Couldn't get a start?, he has played 190 nrl games, 21 last season. "
"I've always liked Kelly as an attacking player even when he was at manly, hopefully his defence won't offset that too much. "
"Simmo seemed to be peeved off with a temporary entitlement issue, which was on the nose attitude-wise, and why the club was ready to open the door for his release. The main thing is it's all sorted, and everyone moves on. That's mature.
*A good dose…"
*A good dose…"
"Few on here were talking these players up? What's happened?"
"good solid player, don't mind this will be good for us and fits our style of play"
"To be fair he started most games for Gold Coast. Not saying much though."
"Fk both penisinis off the last of the BA Staines on the club , Richard won't see first grade at Parra nor talataina nor Papal'ii"
"I think he will be alright come cheap. Might improve if his outside the Fox. Good temporary signing till the other Penensi is ready his been injured lots Richard "
"Another bottom of the barrel signing.
Lose a rep level winger and sign a nuffie that couldn't even get a start at a crap club like the Titans.
That's the Parra way 🤣🤣🤣🤣"
Lose a rep level winger and sign a nuffie that couldn't even get a start at a crap club like the Titans.
That's the Parra way 🤣🤣🤣🤣"
"https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/news-2025-parramatta-eels-jason-r...
Still wasn't picked even with Russell injured"
Still wasn't picked even with Russell injured"
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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.