The Blindside Flick: Race and Rugby League by Drew Cottle, Angela Keys

“…The issue of race was virtually beyond the touchline in Australian rugby league before the 1960s. It was a white man’s game. …”
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The Perceptions of Elite Professional Rugby League Players and Staff on the National Rugby League Annual Calendar: A Mixed-Methods Study by Lewis A. Fazackerley, Geoffrey M. Minett, James D. Clark, Vincent G. Kelly

“…Four hundred and thirty-nine elite rugby league players and 46 staff completed the survey. …”
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The Issue of Unconscious Bias in Referee Decisions in the National Rugby League by Katherine A. O'Brien, John Mangan

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Women's Rugby League: Positional Groups and Peak Locomotor Demands by Cloe Cummins, Cloe Cummins, Cloe Cummins, Glen Charlton, David Paul, Kath Shorter, Simon Buxton, Johnpaul Caia, Aron Murphy, Aron Murphy

“…The aims of this study were to (a) use a data-based approach to identify positional groups within National Rugby League Women's (NRLW) match-play and (b) quantify the peak locomotor demands of NRLW match-play by positional groups. …”
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Help-Seeking for Mental Health Issues in Professional Rugby League Players by Susanna Kola-Palmer, Kiara Lewis, Alison Rodriguez, Derrol Kola-Palmer

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Predictors and Correlates of Depression in Retired Elite Level Rugby League Players by Grant L. Iverson, Grant L. Iverson, Grant L. Iverson, Grant L. Iverson, Grant L. Iverson, Ryan Van Patten, Ryan Van Patten, Douglas P. Terry, Douglas P. Terry, Douglas P. Terry, Douglas P. Terry, Christopher R. Levi, Christopher R. Levi, Christopher R. Levi, Christopher R. Levi, Andrew J. Gardner, Andrew J. Gardner

“…We examined predictors and correlates of depression in retired elite level rugby league players in Australia.Methods: Retired elite level rugby league players (N = 141, age: M = 52.6, SD = 13.8; Range = 30–89 years) completed the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS), Brief Pain Inventory, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), and Epworth Sleepiness Scale; they also reported on lifetime history of concussions. …”
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Cortical thickness and subcortical brain volumes in professional rugby league players by Magdalena Wojtowicz, Andrew J. Gardner, Peter Stanwell, Ross Zafonte, Bradford C. Dickerson, Grant L. Iverson

“…Results: Professional rugby league players reported greater alcohol consumption (p < .001) and had significantly worse delayed recall of a visually complex design (p = .04). …”
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Predictors and Correlates of Perceived Cognitive Decline in Retired Professional Rugby League Players by Ryan Van Patten, Ryan Van Patten, Grant L. Iverson, Grant L. Iverson, Grant L. Iverson, Grant L. Iverson, Grant L. Iverson, Douglas P. Terry, Douglas P. Terry, Douglas P. Terry, Douglas P. Terry, Christopher R. Levi, Christopher R. Levi, Christopher R. Levi, Christopher R. Levi, Andrew J. Gardner, Andrew J. Gardner

“…Objective: Rugby league is an international full-contact sport, with frequent concussive injuries. …”
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Movement Patterns and Match Statistics in the National Rugby League Women's (NRLW) Premiership by Tim Newans, Tim Newans, Phillip Bellinger, Phillip Bellinger, Simon Buxton, Karlee Quinn, Karlee Quinn, Clare Minahan

“…As women's rugby league grows, the need for understanding the movement patterns of the sport is essential for coaches and sports scientists. …”
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in two former Australian National Rugby League players by Michael E. Buckland, Joanne Sy, Istvan Szentmariay, Alexandra Kullen, Maggie Lee, Antony Harding, Glenda Halliday, Catherine M. Suter

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Playing Disability Rugby League with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: A Case Study by Luke Manny, Taylor Wileman, Che Fornusek, Daniel A. Hackett

“…Reports of CMT patients participating in team-based sports such as disability rugby league are scarce. The objective of this case report was to evaluate the benefits of participation in disability rugby league in a 50-year-old male with CMT. …”
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Development of an expected possession value model to analyse team attacking performances in rugby league. by Thomas Sawczuk, Anna Palczewska, Ben Jones

“…This study aimed to evaluate team attacking performances in rugby league via expected possession value (EPV) models. …”
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There Is Little Difference in the Peak Movement Demands of Professional and Semi-Professional Rugby League Competition by Rich D. Johnston, Rich D. Johnston, Paul Devlin, Jarrod A. Wade, Grant M. Duthie

“…Previous research has quantified the peak movement demands of elite rugby league match-play, but the peak accelerometer load or the semi-professional peak demands remain unknown. …”
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Development of an expected possession value model to analyse team attacking performances in rugby league by Thomas Sawczuk, Anna Palczewska, Ben Jones

“…This study aimed to evaluate team attacking performances in rugby league via expected possession value (EPV) models. …”
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Vision and Visual History in Elite/Near-Elite-Level Cricketers and Rugby-League Players by Brendan T. Barrett, Jonathan C. Flavell, Simon J. Bennett, Alice G. Cruickshank, Alex Mankowska, Julie M. Harris, John G. Buckley

“…Here, we examine the vision and visual history of elite/near-elite cricketers and rugby-league players. Methods Stereoacuity (TNO), colour vision, and distance (with/without pinhole) and near visual acuity (VA) were measured in two cricket squads (elite/international-level, female, n = 16; near-elite, male, n = 23) and one professional rugby-league squad (male, n = 20). …”
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Examining for Cavum Septum Pellucidum and Ventricular Enlargement in Retired Elite-Level Rugby League Players by Peter Stanwell, Grant L. Iverson, Grant L. Iverson, Grant L. Iverson, Grant L. Iverson, Grant L. Iverson, Ryan Van Patten, Ryan Van Patten, Ryan Van Patten, Ryan Van Patten, Rudolph J. Castellani, Paul McCrory, Andrew J. Gardner, Andrew J. Gardner

“…The current study examined CSP anatomic features and lateral ventricle size in retired elite rugby league players and controls.MethodsForty-one retired rugby league players and 41 healthy community controls, similar in age and education, underwent structural MRI scans. …”
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Identifying and reporting position-specific countermovement jump outcome and phase characteristics within rugby league. by John J McMahon, Jason P Lake, Paul Comfort

“…The countermovement jump (CMJ) has been suggested to be an important test of neuromuscular performance for rugby league (RL) players. Identifying force platform-derived CMJ variables that may be more applicable to RL positions (e.g., forwards and backs) has yet to be fully explored in the scientific literature. …”
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Periodisation of Eccentrically-Integrated Resistance Training during a National Rugby League Pre-Season by Ryan Whitley, Patrick Holmberg, David Jenkins, Vince Kelly

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Quantification of Head Acceleration Events in Rugby League: An Instrumented Mouthguard and Video Analysis Pilot Study by James Tooby, Dan Weaving, Marwan Al-Dawoud, Gregory Tierney

“…Instrumented mouthguards (iMG) were used to collect head acceleration events (HAE) in men’s professional rugby league matches. Peak linear acceleration (PLA), peak angular acceleration (PAA) and peak change in angular velocity (ΔPAV) were collected using custom-fit iMG set with a 5 g single iMG-axis recording threshold. iMG were fitted to ten male Super League players for thirty-one player matches. …”
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Force Plate-Derived Countermovement Jump Normative Data and Benchmarks for Professional Rugby League Players by John J. McMahon, Nicholas J. Ripley, Paul Comfort

“…The countermovement jump (CMJ) is an important test in rugby league (RL), and the force plate is the recommended assessment device, as it permits the calculation of several variables that explain jump strategy, alongside jump height. …”
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