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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"It's clear that DeBelin doesn't have in him to be an out and out first grader anymore. His endurance is gone.
We need Fox back asap with Russell and that will shore up the left, will make Pezet look better than he is. Kautoga was the only one who…"
We need Fox back asap with Russell and that will shore up the left, will make Pezet look better than he is. Kautoga was the only one who…"
"I am telling you now, do not be surprised to see Pezet as a 14 to start for Brisbane in 2027. Talk is they wanted either Reynolds or Hunt to stay one more year to ease Pezet into the club, Also, now they have Haas money i wonder if they go for a…"
"History says u cant win a premiership if 50+ put on you, then we are in for a long year. Start planning mad monday now"
"Lol Parraboy, here i am to shake your hand in agreeance my friend."
"Madge has called NRL hq and requested Todd Smith to ref next week"
"So a few things.
I was fearing this. We were alright first half but the players' seemed a bit surprised by how up for it Melbourne were, and by how quick Melbourne were playing. They itnernalised the idea that Melbourne were there for the taking. …"
I was fearing this. We were alright first half but the players' seemed a bit surprised by how up for it Melbourne were, and by how quick Melbourne were playing. They itnernalised the idea that Melbourne were there for the taking. …"
"Yes, disappointing isn't it. We'd have to go back a long way to see decent onfield leadership. I thought I saw it for about a month during Foran's short stint with us. Prior to that, maybe Cayless. "
"Another positive comment, for now, is that it seems we wont miss much from Pezet going to Brisbane.
Oh and one more, De Belin has a CO for we can cut our losses for 2027. That is a positive."
Oh and one more, De Belin has a CO for we can cut our losses for 2027. That is a positive."
"Though i hate blaming the refs for a loss, and i have admitted dodgy calls, but the fact Annersley is still the refs boss, still have refs like Adam Gee missing big games, it is incredible, honestly how a boys club in refereeing can be allowed to…"
"Well it's the chicken and egg debate I believe...but both are relevant. We were gassed early, why??...and then played terribly. More bad decisions, we respond with frustration and errors. It happens in the game every week, unfair, biased decisions.…"
"I like Walker coming on after 20 and getting into the rotated opposition forwards. But de Belin was that useless why not start Walker."
"Yet we sign players like de Belin with experience you would imagine for some leadership and are looking at 1 more year for Junior?"
"Correct Archie. We had last years game to look at, to ensure no repeat. And we served up the same shit and got walloped by 50. Makes you wonder do we do our homework? Do we change anything? Nope. Same putrid stuff. Pathetic. Ryles had a lomg eay to…"
"We used our 4 subs with Joash going on."
"We got flogged last year in the very same game by 50 points. What did we learn? What did we change? Nothing! Got flogged again by 50. Ryles has a long lomg eay to go. If you dont learn from your mistakes you never improve. Negative 50 is like 3…"
"Look maybe tomorrow i'll feel better but there was this concern of Ryles being buddy buddy. With Anasta on Pezet deal. Going back to Dragons well for de Belin.
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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.