Tess Rolley - ACL Risk Assessment in AFLW Athletes

Welcome back to the Virtus Performance podcast!! Season 4, huge, we’re stoked to be back!

Mitch sat down with Tess Rolley who applies her trade as Physiologist Projects Manager at the Victorian Institute of Sport working closely with rowers amongst a few different sports. Tess is also currently completing her PHD in the area of investigating ACL injuries and concussion in AFLW players. A super relevant and exciting space to be in!

 

The episode ranges from the quick grown and develop of Tess, both personally & professionally, the weekend warrior she is and her views around ACL injuries, injury prevention and future research endeavours.

See below important links to access Tess’s world and show notes to filter through to your interests in the podcast!

Links:

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tess-rolley-00a278150/
• Deakin Contact - https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/tess-rolley
• Research - https://www.tandfonline.com/author/Rolley%2C+Tess+

 

TimeStamp:

1:20 - Who Is Tess?

7:35 - Being comfortable being uncomfortable

10:40 - Being a good role model and leader

22:50 - The education system

32:15 - Hobbies

41:04 - Basketball career

46:06 - Virtus Family questions

58:45 - Topic of the poddy - ACL Risk & Injury Prevention.

1:03:52 - The PHD process

1:11:35 - The testing method

1:14:08 - How to curb the ACL injury pandemic

1:19:42 - Tess’s other research studies

1:25:00 - ‘Injury Prevention’