Crusaders v Bulls
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@nepia Russian or like a specific Russian actor?
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@taniwharugby said in Crusaders v Bulls:
@nepia Russian or like a specific Russian actor?
Just Russian looking in general.
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@nepia said in Crusaders v Bulls:
@taniwharugby said in Crusaders v Bulls:
@nepia Russian or like a specific Russian actor?
Just Russian looking in general.
Mini-me Dolph Lungren
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@bones said in Crusaders v Bulls:
Crotty off for an HIA? WTF? Weird.
Crotty passed his HIA.
Sam Whitelock is also okay. They took him off as a precaution.
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"I wasn't taking any chances," Robertson added. "It was just time for those boys to come off. We needed to keep an eye on them because we know the first couple of weeks after a head knock are critical."
Why would you even take the risk and play them is my question. Didn't we use to have a 3 week mandatory stand down period before?
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I expect he means after they pass all the HIA stuff and medical are happy they have passed, the next couple of weeks are still important to keep an eye on symptoms returning.
They haven't had the mandatory 3 weeks for a very long time have they?
I think NZ seem pretty proactive when it comes to head injuries, and have unfortunately had a lot of experience with players suffering ongoing symptoms.
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@akan004 said in Crusaders v Bulls:
"I wasn't taking any chances," Robertson added. "It was just time for those boys to come off. We needed to keep an eye on them because we know the first couple of weeks after a head knock are critical."
Why would you even take the risk and play them is my question. Didn't we use to have a 3 week mandatory stand down period before?
Maybe they consulted medical experts before making such a decision.... not some bloke ranting on the internet
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@sammyc I guess you must think Sumo is an idiot as well? He has been worried about this issue for a while now, and brought it up during the commentary as well. Basic logic tells me that if there were no fears about potential complications, there would have been no need to pull them off early. You seem to have missed that obvious point.
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@akan004 The Crusaders had the game won, why would you leave him out there anyway?
I have concerns about the concussion issues too, but trust that the people who do the testing and science on it know much better than you, me, Sumo as to what tests should be undertaken.
I listened to an interview with the Blues Dr. last year where he talked through the process of the HIA, pass or fail for the days following a knock, it seems pretty comprehensive and don't think they are making light of the issue.
Just ask Craig Clarke, James Broadhurst, Ben Afeaki, Charlie Ngatai, to name just 4.
It is a huge issue facing the game at the moment, I think it is being taken very seriously and using the science, players are aware, Sam Cane took himself off last year after he passed the HIA as just didnt feel right.
