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Alex Mitchell

Tips for Aussie rules women to head off concussion rate

A study has followed more than 400 women footballers through a season to monitor injuries. (Michael Dodge/AAP PHOTOS)

Neck muscle training could be key to protecting women's footballers, with a study finding they are far more likely to suffer concussion than their male counterparts.

A University of South Australia study - touted as the first large-scale injury profile of non-elite women's Australian rules football - tracked 424 SANFLW players through their 2023 season.

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