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Head knocks
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On the biggest stage we allow Dangerfield and Stewart leniency. Two examples of culpability.
At the same time we use platitudes like the head is sacrosanct
Then we see the trickle down effect in junior ranks.
For all of the AFL’s virtue signalling, there is bugger all follow up on vital football issues.
The suits should take them to the cleaners .
At the same time we use platitudes like the head is sacrosanct
Then we see the trickle down effect in junior ranks.
For all of the AFL’s virtue signalling, there is bugger all follow up on vital football issues.
The suits should take them to the cleaners .
I think if Prestia ever has issues with his brain, he could be relatively confident it was caused by a certain Geelong half back. Watching that clash again is hard viewing.
As predicted, Pandora's Box is well and truly opened.
Former AFLW player Emma Grant sues Collingwood claiming she has suffered injury, loss and damage
A women’s footy star who retired due to concussion has accused Collingwood of breaching its duty of care by allowing her to train three weeks after she was injured.
It is NOT about players being aware of the risks. Accidents happen. It is about the level of dissuasion that is implemented on all players and the penalties for offenders. Raising an elbow, choosing to run past the ball and bump. Players are "professional" they have an acute awareness of what they can get away with.
The AFL can't control what happens in a game but they can provide enforced standards of conduct.
This is how you set an example for all football comps.
Former Bulldog Liam Picken suing all sorts of people over his concussions. Really sad to see.
It may well come to that but proving the effects of a single event would be difficult. You'd have to retire on the spot and never play again to make a case for compensation I would think.
Having said that I'm sure players will be going down the road of other frequently sued professions like Doctors and removing all assets from their names so they aren't worth anything to sue.
So here we go again.
Right or wrong, the Pandora's Box is well and truly open.
Who knows where this will end if ever.
Could these claims send the clubs and AFL broke?
Not suggesting for one minute that the claims should not be heard and judged.
Cats premiership player leads concussion lawsuit against AFL
A dual Geelong premiership player is leading a class action against the AFL, with a claim lodged today on behalf of scores of footballers who suffered concussion related injuries.
Courts need to shut this down early. Each player would have known the risk of playing a contact sport and each accepted that risk and were paid for taking the risk.
Theres more nuance to it than that. Clubs can still be negligent and not apply the required duty of care even within the framework of a contact sport.
My take too. You would have to be an idiot not to think there is a risk. If you don't want to drown, don't go in the water.
I've said this a few time but Sean Smith played until he was about 60 but continued to sue for money due to concussion and head knocks. Can't have it.
Sure. But we are talking about 60 players in this class action, not isolated instances of negligence. If this gets up, watch the next class action. Watch NRL players get involved etc
And if it does...BOOM!...then after the aftermath/financial fallout maybe a KO to the boys club as well!
If it says young men's lives, this can only be a good thing.
AFL has had its head in the sand for >10 years, when clearly this has become a big issue for all contact sports.
AFL has had its head in the sand for >10 years, when clearly this has become a big issue for all contact sports.
If successful the how is the AFL and/or clubs going to pay the compensation sought after?
While i broadly agree with the simplification,
You could apply this logic to any negligence and legal breach;
If you want your lungs to work, dont work in a coal mine.
If you dont want to see civilians summarily executed, dont join the army
If you want your baby to have limbs, dont take morning sickness pills.
I met his brother Marcus a few years ago and he was scathing of the Bulldogs and the AFL.
He could have countersued and got Garry Wilson to pay all his bills post-1982.
