Player Watch #5: Ben Jacobs - says he'll be back after suffering a "perfect storm" of neck & head injuries

GreatBradScott

Good Morning, Hell-A.
Joined
Aug 21, 2011
Posts
7,418
Likes
15,654
Location
California
AFL Club
North Melbourne
Other Teams
Manchester City, Melbourne Victory
There's no proof to back it up whatsoever.

It's water cooler gossip level drivel.
Not to mention it being completely untrue. It's a range of issues, not just one. Which is why diagnosis and treatment is painfully slow.
 

(Log in to remove this ad.)

ferball

Premium Platinum
Joined
Jul 24, 2015
Posts
9,068
Likes
16,827
AFL Club
North Melbourne
Ben's strange neurological symptoms remind me of my own condition that robbed me of about four years of my life from ages 18-22. Took six doctors and three specialists to get on top of it and it even flares up to this day (aged 26), to the point where a recent flare-up resulted in significant brain damage.

Turned out to be an extremely rare form of chronic migraines (mostly basilar) that were frying my central nervous system on the daily.

I'm not saying this is what Ben's got, but these types of issues can take years to even get a diagnosis, so we need to be patient. I've seen North supporters saying awful things about this and won't stand for it. I've been there and it sucks.
All the best with it.
 
Joined
Apr 3, 2008
Posts
2,804
Likes
5,033
Location
Melbourne
AFL Club
North Melbourne
Other Teams
Man Utd, Celtic, Kildare
I think we’ve reached the stage where we’ve built Ben up to the point that he’s almost achieved Game of Thrones status. In truth, he’s a very good, honest player - no more. He can’t be the difference between us being stone motherless last instead of fighting for a finals spot. He’s simply not that good. This team needs to pull its collective finger out and start performing to its potential. That means getting the straightforward fundamentals right and just applying ourselves as a team. Shoot straight-ish, godammit!


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app
 
Top Bottom