...the repeated brick walls one hits when investigating brain injuries in Australian sport clearly indicate that the industry does not want to discuss the issue.

In largely ignoring the issue, administrators, the media and spectators are doing the players and the game a grave disservice. As both of Australia’s major football codes have become increasingly wealthy, the games have become increasingly faster, with bigger bodies, harder collisions and increased training.

This is a long but interesting article about health and safety in professional sport.

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