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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"Walker hasn't been that great an impact this year as he was last year. "
"Edwards will start at 13 I assume. "
"Cmon Adam I think your brother Jarryd telling porkies ....but if true meh"
"We need rep players if we want to be taken seriously. "
"You make some good points but it's not so black and white. While Parra definitely needs to get better at identifying and retaining junior talent, a balanced roster needs some age and experience in there.
And as an example, Koloamatangi will be 28/29…"
And as an example, Koloamatangi will be 28/29…"
"Walker was an external signing at 31. But yeah i agree, same when we got de Belin. We need to get younger. Hopefully by 2028 our pack is:
8. Tuivaiti
9. Da Silva
10. Brown
11. Petrus
12. Su'A
13. Koina/Hopgood
That is a pack that is young and by…"
8. Tuivaiti
9. Da Silva
10. Brown
11. Petrus
12. Su'A
13. Koina/Hopgood
That is a pack that is young and by…"
"Mateles been playing good footy so far "
"Teancum Brown hopefully will push Mataele."
"Well I don't know about that Chief. You would think that would be the case, but of our players over 30 (de Belin, Walker, Paulo, Moses, Addo-Carr), none have missed games due to injury so far (touch wood!). Hopgood and Simonsson are 27, Doorey is…"
"bahahahahahaha yer, likely! surely there is an offer on the table for young Sam to stay around long term! i would hate to lose peeps like him and get older 'experienced' guys. i get we need a mix, but seriously, sam is our future and surely the club…"
"Im taking about external signings. For internal signings id be prepared to offer the majority of 30 year old plus a year by year, unless he is at the top of his game like Moses for example
What id like to see is for Parramatta to offer more…"
What id like to see is for Parramatta to offer more…"
"Fisher-Harris is 32 Chiefy, I would take him a heart beat.....injuries are now a fait of life as a RL Player.....unfortunately we (parra) are not in a position to pick and choose, when it comes to age related situations. I believe Ryles culled…"
"But you are comparing us to Penrith though.
You’ve said “Penrith would never do this”, “look at the Panthers” and “Parramatta should follow Penrith’s model”.
That is comparing the clubs from a recruitment and retention perspective.
You also said we…"
You’ve said “Penrith would never do this”, “look at the Panthers” and “Parramatta should follow Penrith’s model”.
That is comparing the clubs from a recruitment and retention perspective.
You also said we…"
"Are you ok? Seriously im not saying that at all. What im saying is that Parramatta can follow the plan Penrith have had in place. Parramatta aren't in the same vicinity when it comes to recruitment & retention
Yes im fine with offering Walker a…"
Yes im fine with offering Walker a…"
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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.