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Geelong fined $140,000 over secret Jake Kolodjashnij concussion waiver

Jake Kolodjashnij takes possession while playing for Geelong in 2024
The AFL has fined Geelong over a deal the Cats made with Jake Kolodjashnij in 2024 which included what AFL chair Craig Drummond described as a ‘waiver’. Photograph: Morgan Hancock/AAP

A schism has emerged at the top of the AFL over whether clubs can avoid future liability for head injuries, despite the league fining Geelong $140,000 for failing to lodge the concussion waiver signed by defender Jake Kolodjashnij.

The Cats sanction was made of two parts, including $100,000 for failing to inform the AFL of a change to Kolodjashnij’s contract, previously described as a “waiver” by AFL Commission chair and former Cats president Craig Drummond.

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