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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"Lomax might be alright now knowing he is just missing training in the heat, but come round 1 next year, I dont care what he says, he is going to be feeling like a deadset fool."
"Fair point. His big payday is gone. I never believed it was real. Seemed like a sketchy business plan. "
"" the whole trans dynamics" ....I can't...I just...LOL
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"Chance we get Nelson on the cheap for 2026 now that R360 ruled out."
"But gus has never met paps lol"
"Yeah, NRL not an option for Lomax. Assume Paps is free to do as he wishes. Still might chase some European or Japanese rugby bux."
"Paps will be off to bears, no idea what Lomax does but doubt parra wants him back he's too flaky. Lost out on his 2.1 million lol "
"Cant play for another NRL team for 3 years. Boxing or rugby for a couple of years."
"Big chance it's Perth bears, think he might take a year off to heal his body up, be a huge pay day for him "
"I reckon Paps ends up at the Bulldogs. Probably Gus' plan all along. "
"I think Lomax wants to get into MMA or something anyway. Probably a good thing we cut ties with him doesn't seem interested in nrl anymore "
"Why can't we have our cake and eat it to.
Taste better than the stuff fans have been eating the last 40 years.
Why shouldn't fans expect more from those that continually let you down.
Maybe that's the clubs real problem there ambition to be the best…"
Taste better than the stuff fans have been eating the last 40 years.
Why shouldn't fans expect more from those that continually let you down.
Maybe that's the clubs real problem there ambition to be the best…"
"thats a pretty fair point - Paul Stringer, Craig Stapleton are really good examples of that.
then just have to wait for a Glenn Morrison , David Solomona or Dean Widders like talent to pop up and look to come on board."
then just have to wait for a Glenn Morrison , David Solomona or Dean Widders like talent to pop up and look to come on board."
"Brian Smith always recruited experienced players to complete the picture. One old bloke who was without a contract isn't the Brian Smith blueprint.
He'd also add 2 or 3 players in an offseason that could change the whole trans dynamics overnight.…"
He'd also add 2 or 3 players in an offseason that could change the whole trans dynamics overnight.…"
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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.