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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Jack Snape

AFL urged to go beyond mental health round with player voices to tackle stigma

Chelsea Frawley and Tom Boyd speak during a moment's silence for Spud's Game in 2025
Chelsea Frawley and Tom Boyd speak during a moment's silence for Spud's Game between St Kilda Saints and Carlton Blues at the MCG in 2025. Photograph: Josh Chadwick/AFL Photos/Getty Images

From sharing more first-person stories to using destigmatising language in community football, the AFL can do more to improve mental health outcomes according to experts, whether or not the league pursues a themed round explicitly dedicated to the cause.

The footy community has been beset by grief this week following the death of West Coast premiership player Adam Selwood at age 41, three months after his twin brother Troy – a former Brisbane player – died by suicide.

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