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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"I want to Ryles plan as to why we have so much in the cap but why everything is junior based when we aren't even playing our most talented juniors the top or cup grade. Williams can go but if we are replacing him wit's a dud you'd have to question…"
"I'd assume guys like Tuaviti Kautoga take steps forward along with our other young talents. But yeah would like some decent props to lead them in middle who aren't 34 "
"Coukd be a good win for everyone, eels have e him this and next year giving our young guns that bit of extra time to prepare to take over in 2028. I like the move. "
"It's VLandys NRL Chiefy, the game where everything is made up and the points don't matter. 😁"
"If Williams is contracted until 2027, how can png show interest or even.put in an offer? Any other club that negotiates this far out is in breach of the rules "
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Do you and others still have faith that our so called…"
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Williams I would even see as moving back to the…"
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Small clubs like us are going to be left behind soon.
If they put together a good squad it would be cool to see how he would go in a good team."
Small clubs like us are going to be left behind soon.
If they put together a good squad it would be cool to see how he would go in a good team."
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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.