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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Melissa Davey, Stephanie Convery and Emma Kemp

Concussion researcher claims AFL hindered two-year research project into players’ health

Associate Prof Alan Pearce signed a $60,000 contract with the AFL in 2016 to carry out neurological tests on retired AFL players who had suffered concussions during their careers.
Associate Prof Alan Pearce signed a $60,000 contract with the AFL in 2016 to carry out neurological tests on retired AFL players who had suffered concussions during their careers. Photograph: |Ellen Smith/The Guardian

A leading researcher into concussion in sport has called on the AFL to be more transparent over its research into the long-term health impacts on its players and claims the league hindered a two-year-study the AFL itself had funded.

Associate Prof Alan Pearce said he signed a $60,000 contract with the AFL in 2016 to carry out neurological tests on retired AFL players who had suffered concussions during their playing careers.

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