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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Former Parramatta Eels winger Neville “Nifty” Glover has died aged 70. He played 121 games for Parramatta and 13 for Penrith between 1975–1983, scoring 59 tries, and represented both NSW and Australia in 1978. Glover was a highly regarded winger…
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"RIP legend. Sincerest condolences to his family. Nifty was a great servant to Parra, NSW, Australia and society through his police work.
I enjoyed listening to his insight on the Cumberland Throw podcasts years gone by. No one was more Parra than…"
I enjoyed listening to his insight on the Cumberland Throw podcasts years gone by. No one was more Parra than…"
"They should make a statement about why they are flogging ANZAC jerseys for almost $200 when people are lucky to fill the tank and feed their family.
NRL = Neverending Rip-off League"
NRL = Neverending Rip-off League"
"Had a few beers at parties with Nifty way back in the day. I played some footy with his brothers.
RIP bloke."
RIP bloke."
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"Dad loved Glover. Quality Winger before moving to Penrith. Loved him and Graeme Atkins on the Wings in the 80's.
Of course Guru but loved them as well.
It says they will honor Glover on Monday, knowing Ryles and how much he values the history of the…"
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Why do these teams get away with it and again…"
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Absolutely, those two tore us apart & clearly had identified our weaknesses.
100% with you on Moretti, not sure what's happening with his mins or is it just he's coming back from injury? As you…"
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See the thing here is when the Roosters Melbourne and alike continue uncovering these types and we sit on our hands and moan why we are where we are.It's great having numbers…"
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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.