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Former football player Austin Robertson Jnr believes he has CTE, will donate brain to science

Austin Robertson Jnr says he would get "whacked on the head" every week during his football career. (ABC Radio Perth: Emma Wynne)

Former football great Austin Robertson Jnr is convinced he now suffers from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as a result of repeated head trauma and says he will donate his brain to science.

The 80-year-old, widely considered one of Western Australia's greatest full-forwards, played 269 games for Subiaco and South Melbourne in the 1960s and 70s and was concussed five times during his Aussie Rules career.

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