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So the trailer for the World Cup documentary is out. The impression a neutral party would get from the trailer is definitely different from what they would think if they watched the entirety of the World Cup campaign. Do we think the actual documentary will pull punches or will it give us warts...

Pretty bang on, CTE is more a function of accumulating a large amount of sub-concussive impacts. You could never sustain a major concussion and still get CTE if you're taking shots to the head on a regular basis. Rotational acceleration in particular is really bad for the brain as it puts a...

Are we really comparing the US to a theocratic monarchy whose sponsorship of Wahhabism is responsible for a large part of fundamentalist terrorism worldwide? There's heaps of terrible stuff done by the US but one place is certainly more aligned with Australian values than the other. Regarding...

It absolutely does for my own willingness to admit to symptoms as someone who still plays. The worst part is that I should know better given my past history of concussions and occupation. But I'm an adult that's capable of understanding the risks long-term. It's different for kids. I'm not...

What QPR grade would the Victorian prems be reasonably competitive in if you had to guess? Reserves then? 3G? 4G? It's not that I think you're lying, but I know great players have come out of Victoria and part of me is naively optimistic.

How does the Victorian comp measure up to the QPR? I assume the standard and overall depth of each club suffer to a degree, but I have no read on how big the disparity is.

Agree in spirit but the Vegas Golden Knights and Seattle Kraken were successful because the NHL has mechanisms for parity beyond a cost cap. They were essentially allowed their pick of players from the rosters of every other team in the league with a few protected exceptions per team and also...

You don't enjoy playing rugby on dirt and rocks (Wests) or some unholy combination of bacteria from a neighboring septic tank (Brothers)?

Disneyland for NRL fans? Hope they budget for patching holes in the walls.

The Six Nations netflix doc has been an enjoyable watch so far

farewell to the most distinctive haircut in the comp

Oddly funny how they've emphasized his alma mater here, as if a 2 year gentleman's course in networking makes an alumnus incapable of poor decisions.

I think everything you've said is correct, it's hard to deny that the game loses a bit of magic as fitness and measurable are emphasized more. However, my feeling is that this isn't a rugby specific trend. All sports are trending toward getting kids in the gym at a younger age, training harder...

I would be more surprised if a professional athlete weren't on PEDs these days.

The case for the Rebels existing seems a bit stronger for me than Moana Pacifika. Keeping a professional franchise in Melbourne seems like a valuable part of establishing a beachhead for rugby there and maintaining a spot in the public consciousness. Will never approach the popularity of AFL...

Certainly showed some league tendencies grubber kicking the ball against Fiji like 5 tackles had already been made. In all seriousness he's very skilled, but I feel as though we need to give him a position and allow him to consistently hone his craft there. I would rather maximize the talents...

It's a joke. Faf barely grazed his face but Nic White went down like a sniper shot him.

How much of that cost is the stadium itself vs. working around the location, time constraints, and existing infrastructure around it? Still a big number regardless.

The best way to understand the game is to play the video game Madden. Dead serious answer. It will give you a good understanding of player roles, rules, advantages of various personnel groupings/formations/play calls, and basic defensive coverage schemes/blitzing. Things become vastly more...

It's just too difficult in my mind to become a member of an active roster with his background since he's being thrown into the deep end of the NFL against guys that have been the best player on the team at every place they've been until they reached the NFL. For similar reasons I wouldn't back...