Concussion crisis
Opinion
NRL 2023
Why rugby league can be the greatest and dumbest game of all
When will the NRL match its tough talk on concussion with lengthy suspensions?
- by Andrew Webster
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AFL 2023
AFL hits Port Adelaide with $100,000 fine for Aliir concussion breach
Port Adelaide have been issued a $100,000 fine for not testing defender Aliir Aliir before sending him back on to the ground in Saturday night’s match against Adelaide.
- by Carla Jaeger
Opinion
AFL 2023
Why would you be an AFL club doctor?
It’s a tough job being an AFL club doctor, and it’s getting more difficult. You’re on call 24 hours a day, and on match day must make quick decisions under fierce scrutiny.
- by Peter Brukner
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Aliir did not have key test after head clash; AFL investigation ongoing
It appeared to be a sickening collision between Port Adelaide teammates Aliir Aliir and Lachie Jones on Saturday night, but both were cleared of concussion and Aliir played out the game.
- by Peter Ryan
Tuck inquest hears AFL considering mandatory helmets for players
The AFL’s chief medical officer has appeared under oath at the inquest of former footballer Shane Tuck, revealing he is considering introducing mandatory helmets and special high-tech mouthguards.
- by Jon Pierik
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‘It’s a life-changer’: Why medicinal cannabis may be able to treat concussions
Andrew Johns and other high-profile athletes are calling for federal government funding for research into the use of cannabis to treat and prevent concussion and head trauma in sport.
- by Andrew Webster
‘A major concern’: Tuck inquest told Victorian boxing must address CTE better
A world-leading expert in sporting brain injuries says a national framework for the sport should be devised to better manage repetitive head knocks.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Hallucinations, hearing voices: Inquest into death of AFL player examines head trauma
In the years before Shane Tuck took his own life, the suspected impacts of head knocks during his sporting career became so great he began hearing voices and withdrawing from family.
- by Erin Pearson
Wildcard round unlikely but 17-6 fixture floated to liven up the AFL season
AFL club bosses have told the league to continue to explore ways to enliven the back end of the season, with the potential of re-fixturing after each team has played each other.
- by Peter Ryan
When an AFL great could not remember his own finals heroics
Darren Jarman was knocked out in the 1997 preliminary final, but the Adelaide Crows’ star was still sent to the forward pocket where he was a match winner.
- by Jon Pierik
AFLW player becomes the world’s first female athlete to be diagnosed with CTE
Women’s footy premiership player Heather Anderson has become the world’s first female athlete to be diagnosed posthumously with the degenerative brain disease CTE.
- by Carla Jaeger