Magic Sponge - with NRL Physio

Brien (NRL Physio) and James are back to review all the injuries out of the finals series and cover every angle of Nathan Cleary's significant ankle injury!(0:00) Intro(7:04) Nathan Cleary: The Injury, Latest Update and What It Means(18:31) The Tackle(26:35) Surgery(31:01) The Right Foot(34:47) Rehab: Bilateral Non-Weight Bearing(38:52) Complications(41:28) Recovery Time(46:00) Return to Play and Performance(48:49) Comparisons(53:09) Contract Talk(56:51) Other Injury Updates(59:44) Questions

From the vault: in light of Nathan Cleary’s horror compound lower leg fracture in the Prelim Final, we’re re-visiting Brien’s 2022 chat with former Broncos, Maroons and Kangaroos winger Jharal Yow Yeh. In 2012, Jharal suffered a compound fracture dislocation of his right ankle against Souths, an injury doctors compared to a motor vehicle accident. He talks through the night it happened, 10 surgeries, his comeback attempt, and what it taught him.If you want to understand what Nathan is facing, this is a good place to start.

Brien (NRL Physio) and James are back to review all the injuries out of this Round of NRL, cover the crazy injury return stories in the Finals and debrief on the SuperCoach season that was!The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!(6:51) HIAs(8:50) Knights vs Souths(10:39) Warriors vs Dolphins(16:31) Sharks vs Cowboys(19:34) Panthers vs Roosters(24:50) NRLW(27:24) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A(53:56) SuperCoach Corner - Final rankings & plans for SuperCoach Finals

Brien (NRL Physio) and James are back to review all the injuries out of this Round of NRL, give a full review of each team's health heading into finals and debrief on the SuperCoach season that was!The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!(0:00) Intro(9:55) HIAs(13:33) Round 27 Injuries(17:04) Finals Health Check(17:33) Panthers(19:58) Warriors(23:34) Dolphins(26:02) Roosters(31:04) Sharks(33:08) Rabbitohs(36:11) Knights(38:45) Cowboys(39:36) NRLW(41:56) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A(1:02:46) SuperCoach Corner - Final scores & plans for SuperCoach Finals

In the same week Jai Arrow brings up 100 games for Souths, the change he fought for becomes law. Brien (NRL Physio) is joined by NSW Health Minister Ryan Park to unpack NSW becoming the first place in the world to make Motor Neurone Disease notifiable: what it means, what data gets collected, whether it can help find a cause, and what it's been like working with Jai. Plus a quick MND explainer and some Dragons therapy for the Minister.The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!

Brien (NRL Physio) and James are back to review all the injuries out of this Round of NRL and talk through their Supercoach trades heading into next week!The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!(0:00) Intro(7:47) HIAs(10:04) Broncos vs Storm(15:30) Sea Eagles vs Dragons(16:01) Panthers vs Bulldogs(16:59) Titans vs Rabbitohs(22:00) Roosters vs Dolphins(28:42) Cowboys vs Tigers(29:43) Warriors vs Knights(34:43) Eels vs Sharks(35:54) Raiders - Bye(37:13) NRLW(38:03) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A(56:59) SuperCoach Corner - Trades and plans for the week ahead

Brien (NRL Physio) and James are back to review all the injuries out of this Round of NRL and talk through their Supercoach trades heading into next week!The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!(0:00) Intro(4:57) HIA's(9:51) Storm vs Panthers(11:57) Raiders vs Broncos(13:13) Dolphins vs Eels(15:46) Knights vs Sea Eagles(18:16) Rabbitohs vs Warriors(23:12) Dragons vs Bulldogs(29:16) Titans vs Sharks(30:05) Roosters vs Tigers(39:08) NRLW(41:03) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A(1:04:16) SuperCoach Corner - Trades and plans for the week ahead

Brien (NRL Physio) and James are back to review all the injuries out of this Round of NRL and talk through their Supercoach trades heading into next week!The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to musclenation.org, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!(0:00) Intro(9:17) HIA(9:57) Panthers vs Roosters(12:43) Sea Eagles vs Dolphins(16:36) Bulldogs vs Rabbitohs(18:20) Sharks vs Raiders(21:22) Eels vs Cowboys(24:04) Broncos vs Warriors(30:51) Knights vs Titans(32:00) Tigers vs Dragons(35:25) NRLW(36:23) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A(1:02:10) SuperCoach Corner - Trades and plans for the week ahead

Brien (NRL Physio) and James discuss the injuries out of the NRL Round and their SuperCoach scores and trade plans. The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠musclenation.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!(0:00) Intro(6:03) HIA(7:14) Titans vs Cowboys(7:56) Warriors vs Panthers(14:44) Roosters vs Bulldogs(20:06) Storm vs Sea Eagles(24:38) Dolphins vs Broncos(26:02) Rabbitohs vs Eels(33:51) Raiders vs Knights(39:15) Dragons vs Sharks(40:07) NRLW(42:41) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A(1:05:43) SuperCoach Corner - Trades and plans for the week ahead

Brien (NRL Physio) and James discuss the injuries out of the NRL Round and their SuperCoach scores and trade plans. The Magic Sponge is supported by Muscle Nation - head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠musclenation.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and use the code NRLPHYSIO for 10% off any order!(0:00) Intro(7:08) HIAs(12:42) Cowboys vs Roosters(16:20) Dragons vs Dolphins(17:03) Storm vs Bulldogs(18:56) Titans vs Warriors(20:55) Panthers vs Raiders(24:54) Broncos vs Knights(31:01) Sharks vs Rabbitohs(32:55) Tigers vs Eels(33:42) NRLW(35:59) Muscle Nation Recovery Room - Q & A(48:00) SuperCoach Corner - Trades and plans for the week ahead