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Tara Cosoleto

Inquiry into ex-AFL player's death delayed

An autopsy found ex-AFL player and boxer Shane Tuck had severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A coronial investigation into the death of ex-AFL player Shane Tuck has been delayed by an independent review of work by the league's former concussion expert.

Tuck, who played 173 games for the Tigers and later turned to professional boxing, died in 2020 aged 38 after an increasingly severe battle with his mental health.

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