So, is Mitch Hannan's new nickname going to be 'Chomper', 'Dracula' or 'Floss'?

Meanwhile, I'm a bit confused about exactly what Watts did today. One of those articles had him leaving early and going home sick, but also staying behind after the session to do some drills with a line-coach.

If Watt's pre-season has been about transdimensional motion and he's now managing to be in two places at once, then we might have a serious player on our hands.

Hannan will have the Monkhurst smile. Also remember Fletcher losing some front teeth in the West. It takes a lot of time and money to get a good result.

2 hours ago, McQueen said:

What a shame, I bet he was fanging to get a game.

Nice, Steve-ooo

46 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

Hannan will have the Monkhurst smile. Also remember Fletcher losing some front teeth in the West. It takes a lot of time and money to get a good result.

I remember  felcher losing his  teeth and i thought  that was most excellent at the time

Out-of-favour Watts keeps chin up

1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

I remember  felcher losing his  teeth

You don't know how good this post is.

1 hour ago, ProDee said:

You don't know how good this post is.

I kind of hope he does. I'm just glad not to be alone noticing it.

9 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

I've noticed recently that a lot of players don't seem to wear mouthguards these days.

Crazy.

Mouth guards are about as useful as helmets.

If you cop a decent blow to the gob with a mouthguard you will probanly lose the lot of pearly whites. Can't breathe properly with them either.

1 minute ago, Wrecker45 said:

Mouth guards are about as useful as helmets.

If you cop a decent blow to the gob with a mouthguard you will probanly lose the lot of pearly whites. Can't breathe properly with them either.

And they cause you to dry retch when playing with a massive hangover.

I could never get used to one.

1 hour ago, Little Goffy said:

I kind of hope he does. I'm just glad not to be alone noticing it.

I'm sure he knows

So basically what they're saying is that Watts was cruising through training and Goody took the opportunity to make a point about training standards and that nobody gets an automatic game.  Good on him for that.  He's making it clear from the outset that it's now his team and that he expects everyone to tow the line.  I don't see them keeping him out of the side long-term though, especially if he has, as reported, increased his output.  The Weed isn't ready yet, despite some very good signs, so we need Watts to play that role at least for this year. 

3 hours ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

So basically what they're saying is that Watts was cruising through training and Goody took the opportunity to make a point about training standards and that nobody gets an automatic game.  Good on him for that.  He's making it clear from the outset that it's now his team and that he expects everyone to tow the line.  I don't see them keeping him out of the side long-term though, especially if he has, as reported, increased his output.  The Weed isn't ready yet, despite some very good signs, so we need Watts to play that role at least for this year. 

We need each of Watts, Petracca and Hogan to continue to keep playing the roles that they currently play into the future and Weideman to complete our forward arsenal when he is cherry ripe (which is increasingly close)! Watts is a superstar in his own right and is not keeping a seat warm for anyone!

10 hours ago, Wrecker45 said:

Mouth guards are about as useful as helmets.

If you cop a decent blow to the gob with a mouthguard you will probanly lose the lot of pearly whites. Can't breathe properly with them either.

Helmets (or headgear) are good for bumps and knocks but doesn't do anything for concussion (nor do they claim to).

Mouthguards are far more useful than helmets, I'd be shocked if Hannan had his teeth broken if he was wearing one.

Edited February 28, 20178 yr by Clint Bizkit

1 hour ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Helmets (or headgear) is good for bumps and knocks but doesn't do anything for concussion (nor do they claim to).

Mouthguards are far more useful than helmets, I'd be shocked if Hannan had his teeth broken if he was wearing one.

Absolutely. Can't believe there are 'alternative facts' for mouthguards being bad...

Mouthguards stop your teeth from getting damaged!

Wrecker45 - if there was a hit so strong a mouthguard pulled your teeth out, you would be in a car crash and not wearing your mouthguard!

1 minute ago, rpfc said:

Absolutely. Can't believe there are 'alternative facts' for mouthguards being bad...

Mouthguards stop your teeth from getting damaged!

Wrecker45 - if there was a hit so strong a mouthguard pulled your teeth out, you would be in a car crash and not wearing your mouthguard!

 

This is adds to the argument that mouth guards should be mandatory when playing against Jack Viney.

Jeff White is a big fan (and promoter) of mouth guards.

15 hours ago, Wrecker45 said:

Mouth guards are about as useful as helmets.

If you cop a decent blow to the gob with a mouthguard you will probanly lose the lot of pearly whites. Can't breathe properly with them either.

I would suggest there's a big difference between a quality, fitted mouthguard and one of the cheap ones you buy at a pharmacy. 

1 minute ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

I would suggest there's a big difference between a quality, fitted mouthguard and one of the cheap ones you buy at a pharmacy. 

yep, tpf, a big difference in spondulaks 

The cost of fitting an entire team with custom mouthguards is about the same as the cost of replacing a few teeth.

Plus, strangely enough, mouthguards have significant benefit for preventing concussions - the ripple shock of bone-on-bone as the mouth suddenly gets clamped shut can exacerbate the initial impact.

Plus a properly fitted mouth guard is a lot more compact and doesn't effect your breathing nearly as much. 

Edited March 1, 20178 yr by It's Time

There is no doubt mouth guards have saved a lot of fangs - and yes they have to be properly moulded.

3 hours ago, S_T said:

Jeff White is a big fan (and promoter) of mouth guards.

He could've had 10 mouthguards in, King's foot would've still knocked all his teeth out.

Definitely one of the oddest training threads in a while.. and that's saying something.

For what its worth, I think you're flamin' barmy if you choose to not wear a mouthguard!

12 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

He could've had 10 mouthguards in, King's foot would've still knocked all his teeth out.

It was once of the moments where everyones hands went to their own mouths...

The photos suggest he fractured his teeth rather than knocked them out, hence the quick repair job. The message that teeth can often be re-implanted has certainly got out there, sometimes resulting in confusing and pointless searches like yesterday. He is not out of the woods yet either, so the best approach is to prevent these things from happening in the first place. The club needs to actively encourage all players to wear mouthguards whenever contact is likely. 

23 hours ago, daisycutter said:

well that was quick. i can't get into my dentist for 2 weeks

and that explains something else too. he just chipped his teeth. no wonder they couldn't find the chips