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Concussed players will face a longer layoff under new protocols set to be enforced by the AFL. See what the changes mean for the game.
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Concussed players will face a longer layoff under new protocols set to be enforced by the AFL. See what the changes mean for the game.
Concussed players will face a longer layoff under new protocols set to be enforced by the AFL. See what the changes mean for the game.
He said he has also spoken to rugby union and league players associations about it. “They're all aware of the fact that the incontrovertible truth is collision-based sports create long-term neurological damage. “What we are seeing is the classic tobacco play where the authorities cobble together a cabal of scientists to deny, deny, deny. “So I think we're up against it, it'll be a long fight.” Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is the brain disease affecting retired players, and it starts off as chronic neuropathic logical impairment (CNI), Jess said. “We tracked it over f...