Some AFL players admitted they did not report their concussion symptoms because they feared being left out at the selection table and missing out on contract incentives.
If the AFL truly wants to treat concussion seriously,it needs to tighten up the process for assessing players immediately after they cop an obvious blow to the head.
This problem is too complicated to reduce it to the kick-off debate.
The column written by my colleague last week shocked me,but this issue is far bigger than a difference of opinion.
The Western Bulldogs will be cautious in the treatment of Tom Liberatore after he was concussed against the Hawks for the second time this season.
Despite being knocked in the first tackle on Anzac Day,St George Illawarra star Moses Suli believes the contentious kick-off is a highlight of the game.
The former Wallaby would have greater impact if he took us with him on his concussion crusade rather than continually belittling us.
One of the world’s foremost sports concussion experts has identified long kick-offs as a source of brain damage – and has called for change.
This week was something of a king tide in the realms of concussion-in-sport news,headed by a heartfelt plea from rugby league great Wally Lewis.
The AFL is close to developing a model for how the wages of players medically retired due to concussion will be included in the salary cap.
Rugby league legend Wally Lewis took his traumatic fight to Canberra. All levels of sport are crying for change.