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Its really sad, especially as its Jay who's such a great guy. Very concerning
 
1954 said:
That's terrible news Schulzy quickly became one of my favourite players, I can remember him making a funny quip after one particular head knock, `there goes the modelling career!'
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Very sad news, especially when it sounds like it is affecting his family as well.
I reckon the comment about his modelling career was after a head clash that left him with a broken nose. Loved him as a player, but just too courageous for his own good.
It’s these stories that make me especially glad that Brad Ebert retired when he did.
 

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Schulzy was my favourite player, and part of the reason he was my favourite were those acts that ultimately did all that damage. Really sad. Hope he can pull through as best he can.

Gonna watch this and reminisce
 
Rigs said:
Didn’t know where else to post this

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Good on you for sharing your situation, Jay. Upsetting and confronting, but a wake up call for those who needed one about how serious concussions are.

Further education and research into brain injuries and the effects of concussion is the key to preventing more players ending up in situations like this.
 
Anyone see the article about [PLAYERCARD]Jay Schulz[/PLAYERCARD] and his personality change post concussion issues?
 
OneGreatClub said:
Anyone see the article about Jay Schulz and his personality change post concussion issues?
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Key points:


The 37-year-old, whose last AFL game was in 2016, estimated he had 40 to 50 concussions during his 194-game career.

“The ones where you go up in a pack, come down, hit your head on the ground, see stars, do your concussion report but at the end of that you seem fine again and keep playing ... they’re the ones that caused the most damage to me because the brain does not get a chance to rest,” he said.

“I easily would’ve had three of those every season over 14 seasons and all of a sudden it adds up to 40, 50 concussions.

Schulz told News Corp his family had been seeing side-effects of his head injuries, including anxiety, depression, mood swings, insomnia, and memory loss, for the past two years.

He was also concerned about long-term issues, such as whether he might suffer from neurodegenerative diseases like chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Schulz is one of 10 ex-players who have undergone head scans as part of a Swinburne University study to learn how concussions have affected them.

He says the AFL urgently needs to create a multimillion-dollar compensation fund to help concussion victims and would like to see players who have failed concussion tests to miss a mandatory two games rather than the current one under the AFL's concussion protocols.
 
Festerz said:
Key points:


The 37-year-old, whose last AFL game was in 2016, estimated he had 40 to 50 concussions during his 194-game career.

“The ones where you go up in a pack, come down, hit your head on the ground, see stars, do your concussion report but at the end of that you seem fine again and keep playing ... they’re the ones that caused the most damage to me because the brain does not get a chance to rest,” he said.

“I easily would’ve had three of those every season over 14 seasons and all of a sudden it adds up to 40, 50 concussions.

Schulz told News Corp his family had been seeing side-effects of his head injuries, including anxiety, depression, mood swings, insomnia, and memory loss, for the past two years.

He was also concerned about long-term issues, such as whether he might suffer from neurodegenerative diseases like chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Schulz is one of 10 ex-players who have undergone head scans as part of a Swinburne University study to learn how concussions have affected them.

He says the AFL urgently needs to create a multimillion-dollar compensation fund to help concussion victims and would like to see players who have failed concussion tests to miss a mandatory two games rather than the current one under the AFL's concussion protocols.
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Thank you poor fella . Good it is spoken about openly.
 

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Such a likeable guy and a servant of the club. He played footy the way Port fans expect and sadly is suffering for it, as are his family. The message is clear. Prevention is better than cure. The brain, the head, needs to be protected and allowed to recover as much or moreso than any other physical injury, and more needs to be done for those whom it is too late.

Mostly the medical community are still playing catchup when it comes to issues related to the brain and mental health. It's good to see stories like Schultz and Dixon's being given the attention they deserve. Hopefully these stories not only encourage others to come forward, tell their stories, seek help and to encourage the powers that be to do more.

Mental health issues are estimated to cost the Australian economy up to $60 billion annually in health care, lost productivity and many other direct and indirect costs, besides the emotional turmoil sufferred by those effected, friends and family. I know for a fact adequate resources are NOT there, nor are those resources always kept up to date on the latest research. And after a pandemic the demand for mental health care services always rises even further. Making the right help available to those affected is not just good for them emotionally and financially, it benefits the community and the nation.

I hope Schultzy gets the right support he needs to deal with the heartbreaking symptoms he is currently experiencing.
 
Why isn't stuff like this more common?

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It would massively reduce the impact of headknocks. Perhaps it looks a bit ... funny, but it wouldn't if they made everyone wear them.
 

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PREDAT0R said:
Do you have a link to whatever page that was taken from? That sounds counterintuitive to me.
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Its a PDF.

In a nutshell, whether the head is wearing a helmet or not, it stops just as suddenly. The brain, which floats inside the head surrounded by a thin layer of fluid, bounces back and forth inside the head and that is what causes the damage.

As a very crude metaphor Its like putting a big bowl of jelly inside a car and driving it into a wall. You can put bumper bars etc on the car, the jelly is still going to get slammed all over the car. Unless you can invent a helmet with airbags or something similar, its not going to help.
 

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Sleezy said:
Helmets stop you from cracking your skull, but do not stop your brain from bouncing around inside your skull.
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That's not entirely true. The cushioning from the layer of padding either in a helmet or other head-protection absorbs a certain amount of energy, resulting in a less steep deceleration of the brain inside the skull. How much that energy dampening is, and whether it makes a significant difference, is the question.
 
PREDAT0R said:
That's not entirely true. The cushioning from the layer of padding either in a helmet or other head-protection absorbs a certain amount of energy, resulting in a less steep deceleration of the brain inside the skull. How much that energy dampening is, and whether it makes a significant difference, is the question.
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And the answer is that current padded headgear does not. I'm not going to argue with you. Read the following studies as just two examples.

"Headgear use was not associated with reduced risk of suspected sports-related concussion, non-sports-related concussion head injury or injuries to other body regions"
The association of padded headgear with concussion and injury risk in junior Australian football: A prospective cohort study - PubMed

"Padded Headgear does not Reduce the Incidence of Match Concussions in Professional Men's Rugby Union: A Case-control Study of 417 Cases" ​

Padded Headgear does not Reduce the Incidence of Match Concussions in Professional Men's Rugby Union: A Case-control Study of 417 Cases - PubMed
 
Powerage said:
And the answer is that current padded headgear does not. I'm not going to argue with you. Read the following studies as just two examples.

"Headgear use was not associated with reduced risk of suspected sports-related concussion, non-sports-related concussion head injury or injuries to other body regions"
The association of padded headgear with concussion and injury risk in junior Australian football: A prospective cohort study - PubMed

"Padded Headgear does not Reduce the Incidence of Match Concussions in Professional Men's Rugby Union: A Case-control Study of 417 Cases" ​

Padded Headgear does not Reduce the Incidence of Match Concussions in Professional Men's Rugby Union: A Case-control Study of 417 Cases - PubMed
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"Unfortunately, they make no difference."

vs.

qbi.uq.edu.au

Do helmets protect against concussion?

What role, if any, do helmets play in protecting against concussion and other head injury?
qbi.uq.edu.au qbi.uq.edu.au

Helmets can't stop all concussions​

Helmets, of course, are good for protecting against brain injuries. But they don’t do a good job against all types of head impact. Different impacts cause different head movements, and different head movements result in different injuries.

That's just the first thing that came up, from UQ. My point is, that it is not as black and white as your 2-paper literature-survey seems to say. But nevermind, you're "not going to argue", so I'll leave it there.
 
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PREDAT0R said:
"Unfortunately, they make no difference."

vs.

qbi.uq.edu.au

Do helmets protect against concussion?

What role, if any, do helmets play in protecting against concussion and other head injury?
qbi.uq.edu.au qbi.uq.edu.au

Helmets can't stop all concussions​

Helmets, of course, are good for protecting against brain injuries. But they don’t do a good job against all types of head impact. Different impacts cause different head movements, and different head movements result in different injuries.

That's just the first thing that came up, from UQ. My point is, that it is not as black and white as your 2-paper literature-survey seems to say. But nevermind, you're "not going to argue", so I'll leave it there.
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No I'm not. My point of view is the AFL's point of view in this case. Go argue with them.
 

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