Another "storm in a teacup" Mr Pulver?

[zed]

I am out till 6:00am 2 days in a row out of every
10. Earning a quid. As long as I get a few hours kip when I finish a swing then (most importantly) get to bed reasonably early the next night, I can recover well. And I'm knocking on 60. These blokes have years of experience travelling across multiple timezones and managing their sleep. Pretty good chance they know what's needed.
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Maybe. But they are paid very well to play professional rugby. The health and conditioning of their body is critical to their success and their teams success on the paddock. I'm sure they might think 3 days is sufficient time to recover, but I would imagine their conditioning coach, the teams medics etc etc would beg to differ. The day they signed up to play professional rugby, was the day their signed over part ownership of their body to their club and to the ARU. They can't run around eating, drinking and smoking what they want and staying out to sunup. It might sound a bit Orwellian, but that's what happens when you play professional sport.

[Invictus]

I have to say, I've got a foot in each camp.

It's hard to believe they were at a Maccas at 4 in the morning, but hadn't been drinking.

Every time I've been seeking fast food at that time of day I've been maggot.

On the other hand, if they have stayed off the piss and just got a feed on the way home from a post match function with sponsors (why wasn't there food there?) then they should be allowed to live their lives.

Agreed. The Wallaby nutrition guidelines would make interesting reading...

Beale should not be anywhere near the Wallaby squad based on his lack of game time this season.

[Hansie]

Only because of the internet do we even know about this escapade.

In Myyy daaay - no cameras, no internet, we'd catch up with players who regularly got maggotted on free drinks, back slapping and boat races and still turn up 2 or 3 days later and play magnificently.

[brokendown gunfighter]

I didn't actually play THAT well,Hansie

[Burgs]

My problem isn't them being out/still up when my morning starts most days of the year, it is that, despite all the negative press the two of them have experienced in recent times, neither of them have gained the maturity of thought to make the smart choices in life and stay out of the headlines.
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[Alison]

"Patience wears thin with Wallaby amigos"

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/spo...nst-the-lions/

[blueandblack]

"Patience wears thin with Wallaby amigos"

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/spo...nst-the-lions/

"castigated" but not suspended (or "off the team"). The latter might help wake them up (along with lack of income).

[sittingbison]

they forgot to add the car crash incident at 2am before flying out to Seth Efrikor
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[Darren]

Would"t a 4am or 5 am bedtime actually be pretty good for them given they are expected to be operating at peak at 6pm at night? Asleep by 5am, up at 1pm would make a game time of 6 or 7pm be the middle of their day...

[Alison]

Would"t a 4am or 5 am bedtime actually be pretty good for them given they are expected to be operating at peak at 6pm at night? Asleep by 5am, up at 1pm would make a game time of 6 or 7pm be the middle of their day...

It's a good theory but our circadian rhythms say otherwise! Quality sleep would make them perform at their best!

[Hansie]

Bring back the Shambok.

[shasta]

It's a good theory but our circadian rhythms say otherwise! Quality sleep would make them perform at their best!

My comment earlier about recovery from night shift was not based solely on personal experience. Over the years I've had some involvement in roster design. The company I work for even went as far as hiring an expert in from Canada. Research, from multiple sources, reveals that doing only 2 consecutive nights does NOT mess up circadian rythms. Rather that it's similar to having a late night. It's also why so many workplaces around the world have switched to the system. I actually don't know of many 24/7 rosters these days that don't do it apart from coppers and nurses. The revovery is the important part.

Still with their track record it was probably dumb in hindsight. Only because of the coverage it got.
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[Invictus]

My comment earlier about recovery from night shift was not based solely on personal experience. Over the years I've had some involvement in roster design. The company I work for even went as far as hiring an expert in from Canada. Research, from multiple sources, reveals that doing only 2 consecutive nights does NOT mess up circadian rythms. Rather that it's similar to having a late night. It's also why so many workplaces around the world have switched to the system. I actually don't know of many 24/7 rosters these days that don't do it apart from coppers and nurses. The revovery is the important part.

Still with their track record it was probably dumb in hindsight. Only because of the coverage it got.
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Good point on the coverage (and Hansie further up). They (professional sports people) are under far greater scrutiny now than ever before (bloody camera phones!). Having said that, you would think that these two would be well aware of that fact and would actively try to fly under the radar for a bit.

[jargan83]

Only because of the coverage it got.
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If the players names weren't Beale or O'Connor this wouldn't have rated a mention

[Invictus]

If the players names weren't Beale or O'Connor this wouldn't have rated a mention

Horwill, Folau and Genia would also have rated a mention, don't you think? Perhaps AAC.