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They put players in hyperbaric chambers to speed injury recovery. Would it not follow that low pressure would have the opposite effect - esp straight after a game.




Im tall - as are a lot of afl players - flying is misery to me - my knees are jammed into the seat in front - after two hours it really is torment - im gritting my teeth till its over.



And i havnt played a game of footy.

After a flight im out of sorts physically for a while.
NBA players?

Honestly more u fly, the more room u feel u have. More u know where to stuff ur knees.
 

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Let's not forget NBA and baseball flyers fly a lot more per year. I don't see any short retirements.

I think it's all mental and if a player retires early it's because they can't be bothered flying anymore and don't want to be away. Which is different to flying causing short careers.

You ever played a game of footy mate?

If you did im guessing theres more cale morton than beau waters going on in your game style.

You rarely end a game of baseball or bb black and blue, having run 20 or more km and been hip and shouldered and generally hammered from pillar to post.
 

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Surely offering Brown a contract indicates we will shop Mackenzie around?

Keeping both would just be daft.
Probably just want to make sure his new team does get him for a bargain basement price.the more he gets paid the better our compensation. Right?

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They put players in hyperbaric chambers to speed injury recovery. Would it not follow that low pressure would have the opposite effect - esp straight after a game.




Im tall - as are a lot of afl players - flying is misery to me - my knees are jammed into the seat in front - after two hours it really is torment - im gritting my teeth till its over.



And i havnt played a game of footy.

After a flight im out of sorts physically for a while.
Hyperbaric chamber is all about pure oxygen into body. So unless pressure is so bad they suffocate, then would it be detrimental? Plus it's for a few hours. Not the whole week and I think planes are getting better with that sort of thing. Think new Boeing planes are a bit better with whole pressure thing.
 

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Loves a goal, usually kicks a point instead but thats ok. One day he'll kick strait and bag 6, in the meantime I'm content for him to just make life easier for the other forwards while stretching the oppositions defence. Was a huge part of the win over Hawks in round 23, marked everything and destroyed their defensive structures. If he's not kicking 6, the other blokes are definitely still treating him like he probably can unless they have a plan to stop him.
Yep was recruited as a mid yes? This is where it all falls over, if he is no good as a mid we try and find another spot for him instead of getting someone else to do the role he couldn't do. I think he still has the ability to play mid but just needs to prod
They put players in hyperbaric chambers to speed injury recovery. Would it not follow that low pressure would have the opposite effect - esp straight after a game.




Im tall - as are a lot of afl players - flying is misery to me - my knees are jammed into the seat in front - after two hours it really is torment - im gritting my teeth till its over.



And i havnt played a game of footy.

After a flight im out of sorts physically for a while.
Get into business class mate haha
 

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You ever played a game of footy mate?

If you did im guessing theres more cale morton than beau waters going on in your game style.

You rarely end a game of baseball or bb black and blue, having run 20 or more km and been hip and shouldered and generally hammered from pillar to post.
20km or more? Now ur full of it.

Basketball is very taxing on body. Especially on knees worse than afl.

But we r talking about why flying itself is detrimental. The science of it.

For example if u play on concrete than grass, ur knees will suffer more due to less give and therefore higher dynamic load through joints. See that's science.

Now flying is more detrimental because....
 

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Where is it documented? I also wouldn't consider 10 trips a year As high mileage. Lower life expectancy could be due to constantly eating plane food. How does that end up in shorter afl careers anyway? I don't know want someone to explain it.

I want to know the science that makes flying taxing on bodies. Feeling refreshed isn't same as taxing that shortens careers. maybe feel tired because ur shitting ur pants because plane might crash. Some players might be like that. That can make u feel tired but as anyone can tell u when u fly a lot (as I have), once u have ur routine, u don't get tired. I never thought it was taxing on my body. Especially flight to Melbourne.

It's not like they are flying to dallas. Now that is a tough flight.

Low altitude flying makes the flight less comfortable.
The change in body clock and the effect on circadian rhythms is one of the biggest issues. There's been studies on that.

People citing US sports aren't recognizing that there's more of a level playing field over there because the teams are spread all over the country. The travel burden on New York-based players wouldn't be materially different from LA-based players.

In the AFL, Melbourne sides only travel a few times a year, Sydney and Adelaide sides do mostly short hops every couple of weeks and WA and to a lesser extent Qld sides do long hauls every fortnight. You can argue about what the actual effects are but in any event they're going to impact our players more than average.
 

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The change in body clock and the effect on circadian rhythms is one of the biggest issues. There's been studies on that.

People citing US sports aren't recognizing that there's more of a level playing field over there because the teams are spread all over the country. The travel burden on New York-based players wouldn't be materially different from LA-based players.

In the AFL, Melbourne sides only travel a few times a year, Sydney and Adelaide sides do mostly short hops every couple of weeks and WA and to a lesser extent Qld sides do long hauls every fortnight. You can argue about what the actual effects are but in any event they're going to impact our players more than average.
The other thing in theory is that the bigger players are encumbered more by the travel than the smaller players and another reason why a more mobile side with less talls would suit us better.
 

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The change in body clock and the effect on circadian rhythms is one of the biggest issues. There's been studies on that.

People citing US sports aren't recognizing that there's more of a level playing field over there because the teams are spread all over the country. The travel burden on New York-based players wouldn't be materially different from LA-based players.

In the AFL, Melbourne sides only travel a few times a year, Sydney and Adelaide sides do mostly short hops every couple of weeks and WA and to a lesser extent Qld sides do long hauls every fortnight. You can argue about what the actual effects are but in any event they're going to impact our players more than average.
Don't tell me 2 hour difference makes such a big difference to body clock. Come on. Studies on 2 hour difference?

Flying to Melbourne is NOT long haul. And I think u will find east coast of USA has predominantly the sporting teams. They also fly significantly more. Not 10 trips a year.
 
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