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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"Sorry poppa, you caught me off guard and unprepared. I'm not expert on how the game of touch footy is played currently, i was merely going off memory from how the game was played when I last played 30 years ago. The way nrl is being played this…"
"TBH I would be happy for the guy if received a 2-3 yr deal; he has been good for us and had some times to get through. I would imagine it is a manager thing looking out for his client and also $$$"
"Ok Prof Daz (word salads aside re scapegoating/denial), The club are paying MON a good salary for expertise and outcomes......
where is the accountability...if not him who ? your defence here seems illogical to use your term or framing ...."
where is the accountability...if not him who ? your defence here seems illogical to use your term or framing ...."
"Fair enough Poppa.
As you know the frustration comes from inaction,silence,apathy,identification and inability to sign targets or keep talented juniors.. Its multifactorial
Id be happy with them trying and being agressive in that pursuit if we…"
As you know the frustration comes from inaction,silence,apathy,identification and inability to sign targets or keep talented juniors.. Its multifactorial
Id be happy with them trying and being agressive in that pursuit if we…"
"Depends on what he wants. He might be asking for too money and 3-4 years. Using SL as a pawn is to up his value, hoping it would make us desperate. You cannot be reactionary off 5 games. He is doing well right now, let's see how he goes for say…"
"Sounds good; I was buying the Cascade Pale Ale years back (was v good) but after Covid it is not easy to purchase up here."
"Then again, shows too that his market is less than NRL. If another NRL club looked at him all hell would break loose here.
We do have Joash as the 6 or back-up 6. Though we do need a back-up 7. Not a lot out there. That reason alone should be why we…"
We do have Joash as the 6 or back-up 6. Though we do need a back-up 7. Not a lot out there. That reason alone should be why we…"
"Please put your case forward on why fans should support the current season of football. Thats all im asking Prof Daz. Is this a reasonable suggestion??"
"I mean who knows maybe we do go for Burton. Let's be fair, we all know Burton will be available. Metcalf link made that obvious."
"It's the same Eels team that scrapped for 82 mins to win against a team that was sitting equal third and had recently beaten Broncos, Storm, Dogs and Sharks.
Given injuries (massive) and form (see Titans), one might ask if there is a little more…"
Given injuries (massive) and form (see Titans), one might ask if there is a little more…"
"Guymer made 30 tackles but missed 9 tackles, so it's possible Chiefy and I might agree Guymer defending on the edge might not be the greatest idea!"
"Coryn, the Eels led 10-6 when Paulo came on. I agree it was looking pretty loose at that point but the problem was less the middle of the park and the Eels edges and kick return defense.
Also, are we sure JR's hand was forced on Paulo then playing…"
Also, are we sure JR's hand was forced on Paulo then playing…"
"He'll probably get ignored by Eels recruitment then get offered a good contract overseas or some other NRL club and come 2027 the Eels recruitment will be annoyed ( more likely the Eels supporters) that he wasn't offered a contract in 2026 and the…"
"Chiefy, you're expressing a view. So is Daz.
Both are allowed.
As long as no-one is taking cheap shots or trolling, and meeting code standards, we won't have a problem.
End of story.
"
Both are allowed.
As long as no-one is taking cheap shots or trolling, and meeting code standards, we won't have a problem.
End of story.
"
"I suppose his manager thinks he can get a better deal over there.
We can't be that stupid to go into next year with Moses and Talatiaba and that's it!"
We can't be that stupid to go into next year with Moses and Talatiaba and that's it!"
"looks like we aren't offering the Volk a contract
We shouldn't be relying on just Lorenzo next year, he's not guaranteed to be a first grader. Volkman was the perfect back up choice"
We shouldn't be relying on just Lorenzo next year, he's not guaranteed to be a first grader. Volkman was the perfect back up choice"
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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.