bennymacca wrote:My point is akram had longevity but there are plenty of others that have had injury issues - lillee wouldn’t have played again were it not for physiotherapy and a remodelled bowling action - which would have been helped by sports science.
Why do you think its sports science vs natural ability? Those two things go hand in hand. You reckon Lockett would have been a better player if he was actually fit?
(Game style is a different beast entirely. That’s coaching not sports science)
Akram had longievity as he had a fluent easy non-stressful action without a large run up.
No, I think Lockett would've just been another run of the mill player if he had of been fit, his bulk is what helped him to 1360 career goals, he was 191cm so he would've been toweled as a tall forward IMO.
Sports science suggests that a player leave the field after kicking a goal, I think it's nonsense when you look at the Carey's and Ablett's of the game.
I'm pretty sure you and I had this debate a while back and you suggested the sports scientists advised of the tactic.