Re: Lomax : Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:23 am
St pete wrote:
I honestly think the modern day players are so lean and muscular that it does play a part in ligament damage etc
Seems much more these days in the pro game than the was years ago
Seems much more these days in the pro game than the was years ago
Didn,t they do a sports injury report a few years back that fatty tissue around muscle, ligaments, tendons etc provided some form of shock absorbtion.
Todays players are athletes and with very little body fat something is going to give in such a high impact game. I think it was Wilkin who also mentioned that the torsion effect on joints during the modern tackling techniques could shorten a players career.
Its not good for the game when clubs are only able to play there first choice 13 on the pitch for around a third of the season or worse.