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 looked that up!
"Passed away," "gone to a better place," "joined the angels," "no longer with us".
Well I havent passed away, gone to a better place, no longer with us.
How about " will I get a bite"?"
"Passed away," "gone to a better place," "joined the angels," "no longer with us".
Well I havent passed away, gone to a better place, no longer with us.
How about " will I get a bite"?"
"I thoughts Kelma efforts today was not that bad"
"Look at the line speed at the start of the game. Junior was constantly left behind because he is too slow and big for the modern game "
"Yea Volkman was alright. Hard to judge him when everyone as a team was shit"
"I would wait for the team to improve before throwing Renzo to the wolves. I agree with JR"
"Shane Richardson is a free agent . Love him or hate him he has experience winning. We need someone who knows how to win at this club . It's no good being a 'development ' club and strategically spending money if the end result is a bunch of juniors…"
"I know he said ruin their development but I would be going with Lorenzo as realistically from around 8 only Iongi is the only big name to come back. So not like waiting for a host of returns.
Oh and Samrani would be in the 19 too."
Oh and Samrani would be in the 19 too."
"Ya gotta enjoy the small mercies"
"Just read that out to my wife Chiefy, she agrees and is sending me to bed......LOL
PS have a nice rest Chiefy and when the nurse wakes you for your 3 oclock wee wee, don't tell her you were having a nightmare about your Poppa."
PS have a nice rest Chiefy and when the nurse wakes you for your 3 oclock wee wee, don't tell her you were having a nightmare about your Poppa."
"Volkman wasn't great but he tried. That's all you can ask for from him. Heard him say that though I'm wondering when is the right time to play some kids? The likes of Lorenzo and Petrus could be proper NRL players next year."
"This forward pack. Experience is required more than ever right now, especially against a boosted Bulldogs pack after their last win. "
"I agree he probably is a bit of a wanker. I don't know him at all. But if he was on the market at least 10 clubs would line up for him. As for why we can't sign players. If you did a list of pros and cons. Cons: Past results, lack of rep quality…"
"Volkman was not bad at all today, has a good step and kicking game in him, his defence was okay I thought he was better than Pezet"
"That's why he got hooked. Then comes back on and was not too bad. But why does it take for him to get hooked to start doing his job."
"Absolutely woeful. If you isolated he and Kelmas efforts today it would be a shocking watch . I haven't seen anything like it before. I've seen teams outclassed and guys take short cuts but some of that stuff was fair dinkum not putting in. On…"
"Yeah i was driving and turned the radio off at 12-nil. Happy with my life choices today."
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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.