Concussion crisis
Concussion ended his twin’s career. This premiership Cat’s future was up in the air too
Jake Kolodjashnij is a reliable defender who doesn’t seek the limelight. But it was his love of the game and careful management that convinced him to continue his career in 2024.
- by Peter Ryan
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How the alarming science behind concussions is changing local sport
Research into the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries has led grassroots volunteers such as Yann Gambin to find ways to protect young athletes.
- by Angus Thomson
‘We want to scrum’: Wallabies reject South African injury rort ploy
South Africa reportedly raised formal questions about the Wallabies injuries that led to uncontested scrums in Perth last month.
- by Iain Payten
Pucovski’s bad news is actually good news
Sad as it is that Will Pucovski’s immensely promising cricket career appears to be over, there is a silver lining.
- by Greg Baum
Concussions rule Will Pucovski out for entire season
Will Pucovski is yet to medically retire from concussion according to officials, but a decision to end his troubled career is expected before the start of the season.
- by Malcolm Conn
The Scoop
AFL 2024
Players slugged $500,000 amid concerns over ‘disproportionate’ fines and how cash is spent
A war of words has broken out between the AFL and its players’ union over how much money the league is collecting by fining players for on-field indiscretions and how it spends that cash.
- by Sam McClure
Can this $10k ‘headgear with an esky’ really reduce concussion symptoms?
Some of Australian sport’s most high-profile concussion sufferers are supporting a cooling headgear which, its developers say, can drastically aid recovery from head knocks.
- by Dan Walsh
Manly launches world-first cooling concussion tech
The Sea Eagles have helped trial a concussion treatment that involves players wearing a headgear that rapidly reduces body heat and head knock symptoms.
Brain scans, high-tech mouthguards: Tackling the impact of school sport concussions
Rugby players at a Melbourne school wear data-collecting mouthguards to help researchers unearth ways to monitor concussion and make detection faster and more objective.
- by Bridie Smith
AFL to query Carlton on late withdrawal of Harry McKay after head knock drama
After being reprimanded for their delay in assessing McKay for a head knock last week, the AFL will ensure Carlton followed protocols before declaring him a late out against Port Adelaide.
- by Anna Harrington
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Blues hit by another injury; Giant reprimanded over tribunal rant; Carlton breached concussion protocols
Carlton will be forced into at least three changes after an important midfielder was ruled out, while the AFL reprimanded a star Giant for a scathing assessment of the league’s crackdown on dangerous tackles.
- by Andrew Wu, Jon Pierik and Vince Rugari
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