Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Oct 04, 2023 11:18 am  

Smiffy27 wrote:

Thewlis definitely takes some big hits & though he hasn't missed many games he gets a lot of treatment and it is worrying.
Scrum Caps are designed to prevent cuts/scratches & protect ears in scrums (RU) there doesn't seem to be any evidence that they protect from concussion.

Jonny Lomax has worn a scrum cap throughout his career after suffering head injuries (In a car crash I think.)

Stephen Crichton wore one in last Saturday`s Grand Final

Jonathan Thurston had one too.

They are all backs, maybe they just wear/wore them as fashion statements then.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Oct 04, 2023 11:18 am  

Smiffy27 wrote:

Thewlis definitely takes some big hits & though he hasn't missed many games he gets a lot of treatment and it is worrying.
Scrum Caps are designed to prevent cuts/scratches & protect ears in scrums (RU) there doesn't seem to be any evidence that they protect from concussion.

True Chris Hill was going off nearly every game for HIA and he wears one. Some think Giants were cheating the system but that’s another story.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Oct 04, 2023 11:29 am  

Boss Hog wrote:

Jonny Lomax has worn a scrum cap throughout his career after suffering head injuries (In a car crash I think.)

Stephen Crichton wore one in last Saturday`s Grand Final

Jonathan Thurston had one too.

They are all backs, maybe they just wear/wore them as fashion statements then.

I’ve always been hesitant to let my son wear a scrum cap, it has very little protection against concussion as the issue is the brain movement rather than the impact. There are studies on it if you wish to google it. They can protect against cuts and bruises but my worry is with a head guard on players are more likely to be more comfortable putting their head somewhere it shouldn’t be so actually be more likely to pick up a concussion.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Oct 04, 2023 12:06 pm  

karetaker wrote:

True Chris Hill was going off nearly every game for HIA and he wears one. Some think Giants were cheating the system but that’s another story.

Hill did that at Wire too and was exploiting the system to have a rest

You would have to be very gullible to believe he was injured on every occasion that he went off for a H.I.A.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Oct 04, 2023 12:19 pm  

Boss Hog wrote:

Jonny Lomax has worn a scrum cap throughout his career after suffering head injuries (In a car crash I think.)

Stephen Crichton wore one in last Saturday`s Grand Final

Jonathan Thurston had one too.

They are all backs, maybe they just wear/wore them as fashion statements then.

These lads obviously feel more confident with one on. If scrum caps were proved to prevent concussion I reckon it would be made compulsory for everyone to wear them.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Oct 04, 2023 2:47 pm  

Smiffy27 wrote:

These lads obviously feel more confident with one on. If scrum caps were proved to prevent concussion I reckon it would be made compulsory for everyone to wear them.

Or maybe they believe that the padding on the scrum cap will give them additional protection from injuries such as a fractured scull.

I never mentioned concussion injuries btw, you did.

If the RFL did make wearing scull caps mandatory now, they would be making themselves liable to claims off former players who could justifiably argue that they should have been made to wear them too and the RFL would be unable to defend these claims.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Oct 04, 2023 3:04 pm  

Yep makes sense really ... I reckon it must prevent a bit of bruising & cuts etc when you hit someone's knee & other hard bits. Amateur boxers & pro. boxers in training have 'em too.
If think if I was in a fight ... I'd prefer one (that and a 12 bore shotgun)

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:08 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

he does pick up knocks in game, but thats because he has no self preservation, i love this kid, i hope he makes it in the game. either here or somewhere else

he reminds be of a young Chris Riley in that regard.... That boy had absolutely no self preservation either.

I remember someone saying in the ground once 'the problem with Riley is he always gets injured and needs treatment'.... his mate replied with 'yea but he is always playing next week'.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Oct 05, 2023 3:14 pm  

I always thought Chris Hill's scrum cap was because he was losing his hair, and he used it to hide that comb-over attempt from gusts of wind.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:04 pm  

I see Wire are being linked to Justin Olam again. https://www.totalrl.com/melbourne-storm-centre-justin-olams-move-to-super-league-gathers-pace/ Strange one given you've got King, Tai, Wrench and Ratchford next season. But perhaps you're going to stockpile centres like Wigan are doing with props?

I see Wire are being linked to Justin Olam again. https://www.totalrl.com/melbourne-storm-centre-justin-olams-move-to-super-league-gathers-pace/ Strange one given you've got King, Tai, Wrench and Ratchford next season. But perhaps you're going to stockpile centres like Wigan are doing with props?