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Why did the other 14 blokes even bother running on?
Why did the other 14 blokes even bother running on?
Why did the other 14 blokes even bother running on?
Why did the other 14 blokes even bother running on?
Just out of curiosity, what happens if Lawrence scrutinises the breakdown heavily in that game like many refs regularly do?
I watched this game once where David Pocock individually won the bloody thing. Not with a try at the death or a penalty kick, but by ruling the breakdown from the first minute to the last. It was the RWC 2011 quarter final. I can't think of a better performance by a Wallaby in the last decade.
Pat McCabe. Do be fucking serious.
Like you my interest began with personal experience.I think it works both ways.
Having bigger muscles allows you to exert more force on your joints whilst your ligaments don't get any stronger (i.e. pushing against resistence or changing direction more violently).
On the other hand, the muscles help stabilise the joint and act to lessen the impact on ligaments (i.e. if your quads/hamstrings weren't helping stabilise your knee and take a lot of the force, your knee ligaments would be under far more stress and be more susceptible to injury).
I think the one clear detriment to the extra muscle is that it adds weight and the more weight you're carrying, the more pressure you're exerting on your ligaments.
Some of the 'newer' injuries which have emerged in football like torn biceps and pectorals seem to be very much a result of people getting stronger and more muscly. These injuries were almost unheard of up until a couple of years ago.
I'm definitely no expert on this subject. My expertise begins and ends with my own knee injuries and keen interest in the medical side of that.
Just lurk but don't comment much but my thinking exactly.Sounds like Hooper should play 12.
See your argument.He has some good games but missing in a lot(of super Rugby games)He is no G.Smith,Pocock,Poidevin(Yet)I simply cannot believe that anyone here really thinks that both Hooper and Gill have overtaken Pocock. You must have lost your mind! How many Tests has Gill played? How many MOM performances has he put in as a Wallaby? How many match-winning games has played for the Wallabies? I'm not even an Ausssie and I'm offended that anyone would consider Gill to be a better option, a better 7 or a better player than Pocock right now. I can see the argument for Hooper ( I don't agree but I can see the argument) but Gill? Gill?! Liam Gill?!?
Geeez...have some respect for your great Wallaby players!!
I hear what you are saying but there are probably a dozen guys ,playing club or bush Rugby around Australia,90kgish,if told you are going from the wing/fullback from the Orange Emus to inside centre for the Wallabies, to tackle your arse off and run really really hard and get belted until you bust your neck and shoulder would do it for the chance to wear the Green and yellow and do just as well.I also watched a game where Pat McCabe tackled himself into a hospital ward, and stopped countless Springbok forays by belting them all night, and made almost as large a contribution to the team's victory as Pocock did.
Funnily enough, same game. He's much, much better than people give him credit for.
Why has it got to be a joke? He (Matt Hodgson) has been massive all year can cover 6 7 and 8 and showed tonight he can mix it with the big boys. If you want a back row utility here are non better in aus and he is also a handy lineout option he isnt the talest guy but get up quick.pound for pound he is the strongest player in aus if not super rugby. He has test expereince and 2 man of the match mid week games. He Was never really give the chance to show what he can do in a gold jersey.
The real joke is that he plays for the force hence he wont get a look in.
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Fuck me , YOU say that with no sense of irony???I present this as the first nomination for the 2013 G&GR cyclops award....
I give MacCabe credit where its due. Hes good at his job... tackling. Unfortunately thats not all an inside centre is required to do. He doesnt have the kicking and passing game required. I do have respect for him without a doubt, hes got nuts the size of my head and makes some huge tackles and can stopped back line momentum. However, his skills in the other parts of teh game are just not up to the standard he needs to play successfully at a test level.I also watched a game where Pat McCabe tackled himself into a hospital ward, and stopped countless Springbok forays by belting them all night, and made almost as large a contribution to the team's victory as Pocock did.
Funnily enough, same game. He's much, much better than people give him credit for.
The elephant in the room for those of us in the sports medicine world professionally is the increased use of steroids and other supplements, correspondent to the obsession with size. Not only do these substances promote quick unnatural muscle hypertrophy, they have a deleterious effect on tendon health in animal studies. Have you noticed the number of pec major and bicep ruptures in NRL players reported in the media in the last 5 years. Dont expect the mainstream media or the NRL to mount an enquiry anytime soon. I guess a positive is that in our game, which has many of the same physical shoulder stresses, I can barely remember a ruptured pec reported in the professional ranks. A decade ago, the only young patients presenting with these injuries were Body builders who openly used drugs. Whilst I understand that there exists a correlation between steroid use and prevalence of injury, equivocal research to prove causation is still to be done. Kids out there : just dont listen to so called "experts" with quick fixes.I think it works both ways.
Having bigger muscles allows you to exert more force on your joints whilst your ligaments don't get any stronger (i.e. pushing against resistence or changing direction more violently).
On the other hand, the muscles help stabilise the joint and act to lessen the impact on ligaments (i.e. if your quads/hamstrings weren't helping stabilise your knee and take a lot of the force, your knee ligaments would be under far more stress and be more susceptible to injury).
I think the one clear detriment to the extra muscle is that it adds weight and the more weight you're carrying, the more pressure you're exerting on your ligaments.
Some of the 'newer' injuries which have emerged in football like torn biceps and pectorals seem to be very much a result of people getting stronger and more muscly. These injuries were almost unheard of up until a couple of years ago.
I'm definitely no expert on this subject. My expertise begins and ends with my own knee injuries and keen interest in the medical side of that.