NBates
Brownlow Medallist
Round 14 hopefully
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That's the misquote.Cyborb?
Beveridge on SEN was great:
Sees Naughton as a potential significant key forward
Thinks Schache will make it
Mentioned Young and Roberts as potential replacements but strongly hinted we will go small
Lynch not in best 22
Thinks West will be a good small forward. Sounded like he plans on giving him a run this year
They don't know how to plan for him, so he has the upper hand.How much smaller can we go with Naughton up forward and Morris out? Is Caleb Daniel going to line up on Tom Lynch and Charlie Dixon?
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John Barnes is planning to take part in a class action against the AFL over long term effects of concussion. He has epilepsy, can't take a shower on his own and can't drive a car. This is topical for us considering the uncertainty over Picken's future. It's topical for everyone in AFL, especially if up to 100 ex-players really do join the class action.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03...oins-planned-concussion-class-action/10915086
The bloke could dish it out (ask Johnno who was concussed after a clash with him in 2000) but nobody would wish these long term after-effects on any player.
Note the neuroscientist's call for longer rest periods (perhaps mandatory?) and for "cultural change". And of course more research into how to treat concussions and recovery.
I suggest we'll be running a similar set up to the Collingwood defence last year which very nearly won them a flag. It was a based around one mobile taller defender (Dunn or Goldsack), surrounded by medium sized players who were also good in the air (Howe, Langdon, Crisp, Maynard etc.).How much smaller can we go with Naughton up forward and Morris out? Is Caleb Daniel going to line up on Tom Lynch and Charlie Dixon?
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NFL has huge issues they are only now facing - and Chris Benoit has all but been written from the wrestling history books in another very sad episode.For what it is worth, a huge 10,000 athlete study was conducted in the USA a decade or so ago - on College NFL players, who had suffered concussion. It required 30 days for the average player to get their cognitive test scores back to 95% of their pre-concussion results. Obviously, a number recovered quicker and a few took even longer subject to severity and genetics.
Based on this study, it seems a fairly compelling argument that anyone concussed sufficiently to miss one game - should really miss 4.
Wood took Buddy last year which leaves Cordy for Reid in Round 1 and Crozier on the restign ruckman. Croz I have faith in peeling off and chopping out. Hopefully re roll the dice a la Lindsay Gilbee and cut them up on the rebound. Shame JJ's out but time for Williams or Suckling to get back there to give us a real attacking option from defence.How much smaller can we go with Naughton up forward and Morris out? Is Caleb Daniel going to line up on Tom Lynch and Charlie Dixon?
How many quarters into the season before Naughton is swung back?
Fortunately Naughton shows a bit more aptitude for the forward position than poor old Woody did.Your honour, I beg your indulgence to present to the jury one Easton Wood as exhibit 1a.