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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Henry Belot

AFL accused of failing to protect players from concussion in submission to parliament

Jonathan Brown appears unconscious as a female trainer holds his head
Jonathan Brown suffered a head injury at the Gabba in 2011. The AFL star suffered concussion about 20 times in his career. Photograph: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

Veteran sports agent and long-term concussion campaigner, Peter Jess, will present a list of 32 AFL players that have retired with some form of brain trauma injury since 2009 to a federal parliamentary inquiry.

In his submission, which is yet to be lodged, Jess accuses the AFL of downplaying the serious risks of long-term injury, of failing to protect players and of being too slow to adopt new concussion-detecting technology.

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