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

‘I can’t trust anybody in this system’: AFL review into concussion study leaves players and experts disappointed

A green grass AFL field with a large red '50' painted on the grass with red lines curving away on either side
Paul McCrory, one of the AFL’s leading concussion experts, has been accused of downplaying the risks of CTE and the condition’s link to contact sport. Photograph: fotonimo/Getty Images/iStockphoto

For Katherine Tuck, the widow of star AFL player Shane, the wait for answers on her husband’s death has been interminable.

Tuck took his own life in 2020 following his 173-game career with the Richmond football club.

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