Ben Griffiths [merged]

[Owl]

Griff takes his helmet off and hangs the boots up

[mat073]

I must say the helmets that Griffiths wears are pretty useless and not doing their job.

[Owl]

Go the full face motorbike helmet you reckon?

[YellowandBlackBlood]

I must say the helmets that Griffiths wears are pretty useless and not doing their job.

Helmets do nothing for jarring sustained from big bumps and falling to the ground from great heights.

[Chuck17]

I must say the helmets that Griffiths wears are pretty useless and not doing their job.

Helmets do nothing for jarring sustained from big bumps and falling to the ground from great heights.

Maybe an airbag around his head might help

[Jackstar 1960]

Actually there are varying differences of opinion in regards to wearing helmets
Wearing one obviously increases the circumstances of the head making it more likely to get more hits
Players find them strange to wear thus the reluctance to wear one
It different to a motor bike helmet where you are sitting stationary

[Yeahright]

Maybe one of the resident docs on here can confirm but my understanding is once you cop a concussion that brain trauma is visible in cat scans for life. Imagine copping 5

Not (usually) correct

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Maybe one of the resident docs on here can confirm but my understanding is once you cop a concussion that brain trauma is visible in cat scans for life. Imagine copping 5

Sorry missed this question tm.
The answer is no for CT scans. A special type of MRI called DTI-MRI may be able to show micro trauma in the brain. However that is not widely available I believe.

[Owl]

hmm they just told me head trauma was character building

[Andyy]

Hope the kid retires, this is surely the best thing for his health long-term.

[one-eyed]

Ben Griffiths out indefinitely after suffering second concussion this year

Jon Ralph,
Herald Sun
April 27, 2017

RICHMOND will be forced to rely upon VFL regular Todd Elton as it seeks expert opinions on Ben Griffiths’ concussion management.

Griffiths is out of football indefinitely after a second concussion this year, an elbow to the head was only of moderate force.

With a concussion history that Jack Riewoldt says is “extremely scary”, Griffiths will visit concussion specialists.

It means he will spend an extended time on the sidelines, with Elton the last man left standing to support Riewoldt as a key position tall.

The No.26 pick in the 2011 national draft has played seven games in his six seasons at Richmond and kicked only one goal as a forward who can help out in the ruck.

Tyrone Vickery left for Hawthorn over the summer and rookie Mabior Chol is not yet ready, but the forward line continues to thrive.

The Tigers have averaged a league-high 10.3 goalkickers per match this year in their unbeaten run, with Adelaide second on an average of 10 per game.

Richmond will take on fellow 5-0 side Adelaide on Sunday at Adelaide Oval with Dustin Martin fully recovered from his groin issue despite a six-day break.

But head of football Neil Balme said Griffiths’ next step was in the hands of experts.

“It was a reasonable collision but it probably wouldn’t have affected nine out of 10 blokes,’’ he said.

“It is a concern so will work out what is going to happen with him.

“We will put him in mothballs and get a few more opinions on it but it’s not considered career-threatening at the moment.”

The Tigers are yet to determine an exact time for Griffiths to spend on the sidelines.

Griffiths is contracted until the end of 2018 and is determined to return to the game if he can get medical approval and it is deemed safe.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/ben-griffiths-out-indefinitely-after-suffering-second-concussion-this-year/news-story/49a8a5348eb52302261346528968252b

[Yeahright]

Maybe one of the resident docs on here can confirm but my understanding is once you cop a concussion that brain trauma is visible in cat scans for life. Imagine copping 5

Sorry missed this question tm.

It's alright bro I already answered it

[Yeahright]

Elton has played seven games in his six seasons at Richmond and kicked only one goal

  FMD

[one-eyed]

Fellow big man Ben Griffiths will have an extended break suffering more than five concussions throughout his career, the most recent of which occurred in the VFL last Saturday. Richmond football boss Neil Balme has said the hit wouldn't have injured most players.

"He’ll have some testing done. We're still very confident with Ben that he'll be available to play at some stage this year. We'll give him an extended break just to make sure we tick all the boxes with that. When that is, that’s up to Ben and the doctor to decide. We’ve just got to support Ben and make sure his welfare is first and foremost," Hardwick said.

Sources:
RFC website
Herald-Sun website

[one-eyed]

Key forward Ben Griffiths was running laps at training as he continues to recover from another concussion. Hardwick remained confident Griffiths would return once given the all-clear from medicos after several serious head knocks.

Source: AFL website