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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"Moretti needs to get his body right. Has been unlucky. Being injured a lot of the time means other younger players can overtake.
Has played around 20 games in 2 years "
Has played around 20 games in 2 years "
"I think a quality outside back/centre should be the priority. A premium Prop forward would help, but i think the fact that we have good depth and development in that position, meant we aren't going to be offering super crazy money for someone like…"
"Yeah that'd be it LB. He looks fantastic. Hope he has a great year. If it was me I'd be ready and running off him as often as possible ;)
be great to get my fave Sam.T and Teacum into a bit of that kinda training oooh imagine both of those with some…"
be great to get my fave Sam.T and Teacum into a bit of that kinda training oooh imagine both of those with some…"
"Fair play to you MW for owning up. I have casted dire opinions on Russell to so far be proven wrong as his game progresses.
Respect. "
Respect. "
"That was me LB. But I did say it depends on whether Williams can play on the right, as both are left side players. "
"T.Brown is a beast."
"Chief given where we are at, are you in the market for a top tier prop? "
"Nah, he used to box fat and it doesn't get easier to lose as you get older...Ozempic, not that there's anything wrong with that. Every trainer always tried to pul weight off of Jnr forever, but to no avail. Now? Easy-peasy"
"Agreed, Russell was nearly our best player last week, and was going pretty good by the time the year finished in 2025"
"I mean perhaps, but he can still play some decent minutes in NRL trial too. It's a trial so doesn't matter if he is a risk with his fitness in terms of fatigue errors."
"I think Moretti is still a WIP. Ryles will only put him in first grade if he feels Moretti has done his homework. I have no doubt he will come in soon enough though."
"Boxing Macy. I taught the daughter of Paulo's boxing coach, gave a signed shirt for Xmas for teaching last year haha.
But boxing would have fit as and works on his footwork and discipline."
But boxing would have fit as and works on his footwork and discipline."
"Yeah as EA said he's 22. It is very impressive and credit to Ryles and the staff for the work they put in."
"Saw Junior on side line and man he looks so lean and fit! Means business ;)"
"Nailed it EA! Great leg drive!"
"Yes not very often I'd think it after a trial but...lock him up! He and Tuivati are gonna be a great pairing, in fact Tuivati will be attracting a lot of interest too. Only signed him for a short time I think...lock him up too ;)
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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.