Re: Kylie Leuluai : Fri Aug 01, 2014 3:44 pm
El Diablo wrote:
I wasn't being entirely serious... It would also be worth pointing out that mid-30s are generally a peak age for marathon runners at the elite level, as your strength and endurance is much higher. This tends not to apply for contact sports. So there's another way in which my comparison is not valid. You can have that one for free.
But the point stands that age is a number. Some (most) players won't be able to keep doing it into their late 30s. Some will. The better way to judge is to look at how their bodies are coping and what their fitness test numbers are like. Which I'm pretty sure happens a lot in an elite sport. To ignore that and say "35 or 36: therefore past it" would be a bit silly, IMO.
But the point stands that age is a number. Some (most) players won't be able to keep doing it into their late 30s. Some will. The better way to judge is to look at how their bodies are coping and what their fitness test numbers are like. Which I'm pretty sure happens a lot in an elite sport. To ignore that and say "35 or 36: therefore past it" would be a bit silly, IMO.
That's too sensible.