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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"Nice words Bobbie, when we get to heaven I hope they have those old seats from Cumberland Oval to sit on....splinters in your arse watching The Mayor was always exciting....LOL"
"No more old men."
"I don't think it's something that needs to be reported. I think the team selection implies that JR thinks he favours other players. Why else would someone not injured be placed outside the 17? Because the coach thinks other players are better"
"De Belin defence also doesn't suit the modern game. In the trials he was going it really well in controlling the ruck. But since round 1 has started he can't do it because he will get pinged for a 6 again for slowing down the ruck or hand on ball.…"
" no one has put their name to the report it so speculation. "
"I thought everyone knew he was dropped for form. If he was injured he wouldn't be in the team. And he got dropped outside the 17"
"I'm pretty sure you have to pre book each game. My mate has a knights one and he said you have to pre book, how you go about it I'm not sure."
"Debelin could have worked out, but like I said previously, the new rules don't favour his expansive style, they favour treasuring the ball and gaining ground through less risky plays. Now you need forwards who can roll forward against tiring…"
"Can't believe Paul Carriage didn't get a mention"
"Flanno will buy him. Flanno signs whoever becomes available"
"Nope, we should be trying to uncover the next Semi Hayne or Jarryd Radradra"
"RTS-yesterdays hero. Move on"
"I'm in the same boat RTS isn't what he was me personally I'd have a look at trying to snare Jamayne Issako away from the Dolphins if possible.His goalkicking to could prove invaluable."
"Has not been the same calibre player since returning to league for his second stint.
Hard pass. "
Hard pass. "
"Over the hill and way past his best.
He would be a perfect fit for Parra."
He would be a perfect fit for Parra."
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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.