All BMJ blog posts are posted under a CC-BY-NC licence© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2020. Until it does, or until our understanding of concussion improves, maybe we need to have stricter rules in place across the board to keep the players health and wellbeing a priority and keep them playing the game as long as possible.If I can be allowed to dream for a minute; I want to see players, coaches, trainers, and umpires giving concussion the respect it deserves. March, 2013 The MANAGeMeNT oF coNcUssIoN IN AUsTRALIAN FooTbALL. I think there's always an inherent risk in what you do, whether it's concussion or injuries - I mean, I've just been through two ACLs.
"Unfortunately things happen, but in terms of tackling and whatnot, we're always taught to tackle correctly and avoid contact with the head. It's pretty stringent, and I trust the club doctors - they're really highly regarded for a reason," he said.Despite the measures implemented by the AFL, up to 100 former players are set to be involved in a planned class action against the league. "I think concussion is an unfortunate part of our game. The incidence of concussions reported to the doctor in National Rugby League … "The AFL is doing enough and I think the clubs are doing enough, and I think players are now starting to take a lot more responsibility [for their actions], but we play a contact sport and it will happen - we can't avoid or be scared of it," North Melbourne skipper Jack Ziebell told ESPN.Though as seems to be the case when it comes to Carlton and Essendon, Docherty's red and black-based rival disagreed.The fact that CTE can only be diagnosed after death -- as was the case with Farmer -- means moderating and monitoring the effects of concussion on current-day players is difficult. All rights reserved.Comment and Opinion | Open DebateAs is glaring obvious from the amount of times I have used the word ‘maybe’ in this piece, I do not pretend to know all the answers. The guidelines should be adhered to at all times. "But we've developed and changed a lot of our policies and procedures since then. But I believe that the message of the seriousness of concussion and its consequences aren’t getting through to the community level players.
And I want to see more consistent restrictions on community level players with a suspected concussion. Introduced in 2013 in the AFL, the 'concussion sub' can be used when a player suffers a concussion or is suspected of having one, the player in question is substituted out of the game for at least 20 minutes, during which a test takes place to evaluate the players psychological well-being.
1 draft pick Paddy McCartin, whom coach Brett Ratten said still hopes can get back to playing for the Saints.But according to Essendon skipper Dyson Heppell, the AFL is doing as much as it can as quickly as it can, even employing the help of HitIQ, an Australian start-up which has developed a revolutionary new mouthguard. In his study over 10 years, 20 AFL players had a second concussion and 3 players a third concussion within the same season . • State Government funding and support has led to Victoria being an International centre of excellence for research into neuroscience and neurotrauma 2. The majority has played ten or more years of junior rugby league and may play in other leagues such as state or national squads where they are also exposed to concussion injuries. In the week following this he made what was deemed a full recovery and played the next game. I think as a player, you understand when you take the field, there's a risk that may happen to you. ""I think it's all relative, but I think you probably can come down a bit harder just to make sure guys are really -- in the back of their mind -- so careful and conscious of causing damage," Essendon's Heppell told ESPN.Despite growing concerns about the impact of concussion, a number of the AFL's on-field leaders believe the league is taking adequate steps to mitigate the risks associated with playing the contact sport, with many claiming players understand the "inherent risk" that comes with playing Australian rules football.It was supposed to be widely used throughout the 2020 AFL season, however the league's postponement due to the coronavirus epidemic has put a halt to those plans for now.Star Geelong midfielder Mitch Duncan said the off-field research, combined with the clubs' medical knowledge on gameday, suggested massive strides were being taken to limit the risk of brain injuries later in life.But while advancements have been happening both on and off the field to better understand and lessen the long-term impact of head injuries, Carlton's Docherty warned against going too far in the pursuit of a 'concussion-free' game; he told ESPN bringing in harsher punishments for accidental concussion-related contact is possibly a step in the wrong direction. by the AFL Research Board and which was undertaken by Assoc Prof Gavin Davis, Dr Michael Makdissi and Assoc Prof Paul McCrory.
Despite Polly Farmer's CTE diagnosis and the looming possibility of a class action lawsuit, current AFL players are comfortable with how the league is treating concussion, writes Matt Walsh "I don't like seeing players getting suspended for what I would deem as an accident that has had an unfortunate result, while there are actions that are also doing damage, but are not concussing someone, that don't get penalised.