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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"This is the thing Pops would you throw 1.2 for 3-4 seasons at Burton would we do that because that's what it's taking if your not going with at least that then we are wasting our time.
As you can best believe Perth Dragons and PNG are offering that…"
As you can best believe Perth Dragons and PNG are offering that…"
"Same deal as Kelly and Pezet who were extremely keenly spotted by Eagle Eyes of Ryles, Brown, O'Neil and Satantinos to take the club into serious premiership contention and in 2026 it's all peaches and cream"
"Is it just me or do the refs seem to be reining it in a bit with the 6 agains? Old mate looking after the raiders/storm game yesterday wasn't handing them out on the regular (as Corey Horsborough found out)"
"I think the speed of the game this season is just too quick for him at his age, it's too quick for most players hence the blow out scores and higher than normal injury rate. There has been an attempt to eliminate the hip drop tackle over the past…"
"You will not get him for that!"
"You miss the point with Burton, he is a proven premiership winner and has the system knowledge that our players can only hope to learn from.....lets not forget the left side and his kicking game is as good as anyone. Just pay the dollars.
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"No. You're wrong again pop"
"Twible has winger written all over him as his break into FG, how he develops from there is nature taking its course.
History says he struggled at 5/8 in the seconds. They are not chess pieces.....horses for courses!"
History says he struggled at 5/8 in the seconds. They are not chess pieces.....horses for courses!"
"I think perception of our middles is clouded by our defensive weaknesses on the edges and 5/8
Our best juniors are heading for the middle with the exception of Petrus, combine him with Sua and we have lateral cover there. Get Burton into 5/8 and…"
Our best juniors are heading for the middle with the exception of Petrus, combine him with Sua and we have lateral cover there. Get Burton into 5/8 and…"
"KK is going nowhere, his deal we could not get near. Besides that he is not that good.
You know that his position himself via Bennet as more an edge than a middle now"
You know that his position himself via Bennet as more an edge than a middle now"
"I know, he should have started"
"I am pretty sure Williams is a left side player.
Burton also left side, perfect foyle for Moses"
Burton also left side, perfect foyle for Moses"
"His hiring is just a waste of money. Ryles have bungled Pezet and JDB recruitment. They should have not been taken in. "
"Big claim considering in 30 games Ryles has double the wins Kearney had. But definately not a good look."
"Though by the time he was on, damage was done."
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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.