His Elbow was taped last yr iirc, has he had an injury threre? Must have I suppose, but I can't remember there being a major one that would still need to be managed.
Samo hurt his elbow riding bulls at the Halls Creek rodeo.
For most players tape is ritual, they just do it. Most injuries you can get back to the point where you don't need tape for its protective aspect. However, shoulder dislocations is one where players can typically wear tape throughout a career if they've had one.
That fits my conclusions pretty well. Either they don't need it anymore and it's more a habit thing, or they were basing the need on old opinions/maybe not-so-sound medical advice.
That could be a false assumption, though. Say what you will about Kennedy, he is one tough mfer and will play through pain like not many others can.
And if a players wants to be taped you tape them. You can advise them that it's probably not required but it usually comes down to habit/comfortability/players faith in their own body.
I think the confidence in our medical staff over the last, say, 3 or so years would have been at an all time low. The amount of re-injury and playing clearly unfit was unbelievable. When someone like Russel says it's right it probably fills you with a different type of confidence than the guys over the last few years.
