Vicky Park
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You could see what he was trying to achieve, delivery was a bit of an issue, lost a little in translation.
The impact to the head has longer term issues, why don’t we take more time to assess like we do for a hamstring. I think that’s all he needed to say.
Problem is a hamstring is pretty much a known quantity straight away, a head can be delayed but you can also have head knock and be totally fine. Head knocks can also have a cumulative effect over time
Players wave the trainer away all the time when he comes out due to them limping briefly after an incident, so his point didn't really make sense.
One of the issues with concussions is that they really don't know what damage is done - even from a scan. Such a tough area.
I agree that Lyon’s analogy was clunky. But his point still stands in my view.
Of interest in the discussion last night, was the point made about some clubs resisting the introduction of a neutral and independent ‘concussion’ doctor, to step in when these things happen. The resistance or reluctance being based on a neutral doctor not ‘knowing’ the affected player, and therefore not being able to properly assess the player.
I guess there is some validity to that point, but geez it again emphasises the complexity around this issue.