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Cats chief defends controversial concussion deal

Geelong will hold a board meeting in the wake of revelations that they had done a secret concussion deal with Jake Kolodjashnij.

AAP · Aug 8

Cats shrug off concussion scandal with Bombers win

Top four hopefuls Geelong have beaten Essendon by 67 points in their first AFL game since the Cats' concussion scandal emerged.

AAP · Aug 8

AFL boss Craig Drummond apologises over Geelong concussion waiver: ‘The club went too far’

Commission chair won’t be involved in any AFL assessment of the case after being Cats president and on club board when deal was approved in 2024

The Guardian - AU · Aug 8

AFL’s tepid response to Geelong’s secret waiver neglects the true cost of concussion

The Cats’ deal with a player raised uncomfortable, existential questions. The answers are a price the game must pay to save footballers from themselves

The Guardian - AU · Aug 7

A secret waiver but no punishment: the AFL’s concussion conundrum just got murkier

Just when you thought the Australian Football League’s (AFL) management of concussion could not get murkier, news arrived yesterday the Geelong Football Club required a player with a history of concussions to sign a letter waiving their legal rights with respect to any future brain trauma.

The Conversation · Aug 7

Cats player named after AFL issues 'please explain'

The AFL has handed Geelong a please explain notice following revelations the Cats put a concussion waiver into a now-named player's contract.

AAP · Aug 6

Geelong forced to scrap secret deal with AFL player with history of concussion

Cats player with a history of head knocks allegedly signed a deal with the club to take legal responsibility for future concussions

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6

'Close to a miracle': Cats boss on Stengle's AFL career

Geelong coach Chris Scott says Tyson Stengle's AFL career achievements are "close to a miracle".

AAP · Aug 5

'A stretch': Coaches speak on AFL's controversial memo

The AFL has warned clubs they risk being sanctioned should they rest players in round 24, but several coaches say they won't be paying attention to the memo.

AAP · Aug 4

Cats part ways with premiership hero Stengle

Geelong and Tyson Stengle have officially parted ways despite the small forward still having three years remaining on a bumper contract.

AAP · Jul 31