Show notes
This week the boys discuss injuries, more specifically ACL injuries (6:43). Ariffe and Ace share their ACL injury stories, with Ariffe talking about his ACL injury first (10:14), followed up by Ace’s ACL injury stories (15:00). The ACL boys go on to recant the politics that go on prior to surgery (22:16), with an example from Ariffe in regards to getting scammed by his physiotherapist (31:42). The ACL lads go on to talk about the excruciating pain that comes with an ACL tear and their coping mechanism for the pain (35:55) before discussing the recovery that follows (39:53). The 11 on Eleven boys than go on to give their advice on how to prevent injuries (44:30) before wrapping up their personal experiences with a discussion about the stigma around athletes not being able to return to their best after a serious injury (48:15). Lastly, the boys discuss a few players that they believe were unfortunately plagued by injuries throughout their careers (52:03).