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Stiffy
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I also think it's reported more now with social media and newspapers looking harder for stories.
My dad played for the roosters back in the 70s and LOTS of guys got injured and ended careers. One of his teammates broke his neck and it hardly got mentioned in the press.
Two guys I played with broke their necks, one in 99 and one in 2001. Neither made the news, yet seti Tafua from Norths broke his neck in the same comp two years ago and it was front page news and all over Facebook and Twitter. Different times. People have and always will get injured. Maybe the hits are harder now, who knows, but it's all relative to the era they're playing in.
Just my 2 cents! @Sir El Stiffy;
Do you agree with the Shoulder charge being outlawed in Union? I've been on the end of a goodan and know they rattle you more overall than a good punch does.
Its a part of the game which used to be a spectacle.
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