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Projects
Registry of Research Projects Relating to Rugby League
Funded Projects
| Focus | Area | Topic | Organisation | Chief Investigator | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite | Workload | Developing a heat policy and guidelines for RLWC 2017 | USYD | Jay | 2016 |
| Pathways | Concussion | Concussion in High Performance & Talent Development Pathways in Rugby League | USYD | Orr | 2016 |
| Pathways | Socio-cultural | Managing Pasifika Diaspora in the NRL | UTS | Lakisa | 2016 |
| Pathways | Wellbeing | Eliminating suicide among elite youth Rugby League athletes in North Queensland | TBI | Tate | 2016 |
| Elite | Wellbeing | Engagement in CareerWise and the Impact on Player Performance, Clubs and the NRL | Stirling | Lavallee | 2017 |
| Elite | Concussion | Measuring Brain Movement During Tackling | UON | Gardner | 2017 |
| Elite | Female | Pre-requisites for the introduction of a National Women’s Competition: A scoping study | UTS | Taylor | 2017 |
| Elite | Workload | How much pre-season training is required to prepare for NRL football? | Broncos, UQ | Hickmans, Kelly | 2017 |
| Elite | Workload | Developing a heat policy and guidelines for National Rugby League | USYD | Jay | 2017 |
| Elite | Female | Athlete preparedness and match demands of women’s rugby league | Griffith | Minahan | 2018 |
| Elite | Female | The inaugural 2018 Women’s Premiership: Capturing the experiences of players and clubs | UTS | Taylor | 2018 |
| Grassroots | Participation | Creating a thriving community for young people through junior Rugby League | UQ | Mallett | 2017 |
| Grassroots | Participation | Mitigating the impacts of Relative Age Effect in junior Rugby League: Evaluating an intervention | UQ | Crudgington | 2018 |
| Pathways | Pathways | Exploring athlete pathways: players, barriers and facilitators of talent development with RL in NZ | Warriors, USYD | Cupples | 2018 |
| Pathways | Wellbeing | Rugby League Transition and Retention at elite Junior pathways | Titans | Cross | 2018 |
| Pathways | Workload | Training load and adolescent well-being: A comparative analysis of participation and High Performance Rugby League players | QUT | Wharton | 2018 |
Endorsed projects
| Focus | Area | Topic | Organisation | Chief Investigator | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite | Concussion | Neurodegenerative Diseases, Vascular-Related Illnesses, and Suicide in Former Professional Rugby Union and Rugby League Players | UON | Gardner | 2016 |
| Elite | Female | Breast injuries incurred by female Rugby League players: Recommendations for management and prevention | AIS/UOW | McGhee | 2018 |
| Elite | Concussion | A Retrospective, Observational Audit of Concussion in the NRL | UON | Gardner | 2018 |
| Pathways | Concussion | Concussion and Return to Play in young Rugby League Players: A Comparison of Paper Based Versus Digital Based Measurements | OSU | Brennan | 2018 |
Projects conducted by NRL
| Focus | Area | Topic | Institution | Chief Investigator | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite | Sports Science | Injury Surveillance Review | USYD | O'Connor | 2007-18 |
| Grassroots | LTPD | An investigation of junior Rugby League (8-12 years) | USYD | O'Connor | 2014 |
| Grassroots | LTPD | An investigation of junior Rugby League (6-7 years) | USYD | O'Connor | 2015 |
| Grassroots | Retention | Queensland Junior Rugby League Player Retention Report 2014 to 2015 | NRL | Hinchey | 2015 |
| Grassroots | LTPD | Munchkin League program Assessment | Griffith | Usher | 2016 |
| Grassroots | Retention | NRL National Retention Survey | Griffith | Usher | 2017 |
| Grassroots | Sports Science | Injury Surveillance Review into Junior Rugby League | USYD | Orr | 2017 |
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