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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"With Edwards, i wonder if Walker is ok to have a week or so longer off. As to why i mentioned about Barnett with older players, not all but a few need management and it means missing time."
"Surely now Brown gets a run. His form in Cup is consistent and getting better. Also gives Mataele some more time in NRL as well. Hell i would even start Mataele v Newcastle."
"Credit to Paulo for waiting weeks until the bye round to have his surgery
Knowing that it's almost impossible for us to get the spoon, I don't really mind this because it gives Tuivaiti and Brown an extended period for more game time"
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"OK, then I guess projected round 13 team:
Iongi
Kelly, Samrani, Russell, JAC
Talataina, Pezet
Moretti, Smith, De Belin
Tuilagi, Edwards, Kautoga
BENCH: Da Silva, Tuivati, Williams, Mataele, Papalii, Brown
Or something like that. I would change the…"
Iongi
Kelly, Samrani, Russell, JAC
Talataina, Pezet
Moretti, Smith, De Belin
Tuilagi, Edwards, Kautoga
BENCH: Da Silva, Tuivati, Williams, Mataele, Papalii, Brown
Or something like that. I would change the…"
"LOL...without my spectical magnifiers I read that as " Suckaholic Recovery Programme""
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I think Fox has overcome what was giving him problems earlier."
I think Fox has overcome what was giving him problems earlier."
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However we do need a generational wealth type big end of town leader to help with…"
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His attack is probably the weakest from those 3 as when he runs the ball he tucks the ball under his arm which immeditaly allows the defence to focus on…"
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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.