Geelong, AFL, slammed over concussion waiver contract
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- The West Australia·1h agoFormer Geelong Cats president Craig Drummond outlines ‘lengthy discussions’ were had over concussion contract
The former Geelong Cats president has spoken out about the controversial and “complex” concussion contract.
Read at The West Australia → - The West Lifestyle·21h agoAFL 2026: Geelong chief executive Steve Hocking fronts media after bombshell concussion deal
Geelong chief executive Steve Hocking has spoken publicly for the first time since it was revealed a star player signed “a concussion waiver” to keep playing.
Read at The West Lifestyle → - Guardian AU Headlines·22h agoAFL’s tepid response to Geelong’s secret waiver neglects the true cost of concussion
The Cats’ deal with a player raised uncomfortable, existential questions. The answers are a price the game must pay to save footballers from themselves The waves may be famous on the Victorian surf coast but it was Geelong’s waiver that wiped out the AFL this week, as the…
Read at Guardian AU Headlines → - ABC Sport AU·1d agoEx-AFLPA boss calls for independent tribunal over Cats concussion waiver
Former AFLPA chief and Tigers player Joel Bowden calls for a Senate committee hearing into the secret waiver involving a Geelong player with concussion history, calling the move "gambling with a young person's health and safety".
Read at ABC Sport AU → - Brisbane Times·1d agoThese are the questions AFL boss must answer on Geelong’s concussion deal
Craig Drummond now holds the highest office in the game, but his brief statement did not address the obvious questions that need to be answered about the concussion waiver Geelong signed with a player while he was president of the club.
Read at Brisbane Times → - The Conversation AU·1d agoA secret waiver but no punishment: the AFL’s concussion conundrum just got murkier
Just when you thought the Australian Football League’s (AFL) management of concussion could not get murkier, news arrived yesterday the Geelong Football Club required a player with a history of concussions to sign a letter waiving their legal rights with respect to any future…
Read at The Conversation AU → - Sydney Morning Herald·1d agoGeelong, AFL, slammed over concussion waiver contract
Professor Alan Pearce calls out both Geelong and the AFL.
Read at Sydney Morning Herald → - Irish Examiner Sport·1d agoAFL club Geelong under scrutiny over alleged concussion deal with player
Player reportedly required to assume liability for future brain trauma.
Read at Irish Examiner Sport → - 7NEWS Australia·2d agoGeelong revealed as AFL club at centre of bombshell report over secret concussion deal with player
A player has reportedly signed a contract to assume all legal responsibility for future brain trauma.
Read at 7NEWS Australia → - The West Sport·2d agoGeelong avoids sanction over player concussion deal
A Geelong AFL player with a history of head knocks signed a secret deal with the club to take legal responsibility for future concussions.
Read at The West Sport →
