Brad Sheppard went to concerning lengths to hold on but is now ‘really, really struggling’.
“The AFL has issued the Port Adelaide Football Club with a please explain regarding the concussion protocol management of Aliir Aliir, specifically in relation to the club’s decision not to undertake a SCAT5 concussion test following the Head Injury Assessment that occurred during the third quarter of Saturday night’s showdown at Adelaide Oval. Aliir returned to play after the initial HIA without a SCAT5 being undertaken,” an AFL statement read at the time.
With players forced to sit out a minimum of 12 days as part of the AFL’s strict concussion protocols, there have been calls to move the pre-finals bye to after the weekend of the preliminary finals to mitigate the possibility of a player missing a grand final because of a concussion.“Basically all of our record attended and rated finals series have been post the bye because the footy is so good, players are back and fit, and everyone feels they can compete,” McLachlan said.
“It also deals with not having to rest players leading into it ... I think it works now but it’s a really fair and good debate, and it’s part of footy.” Sheppard is just one name in a long list of players who have been forced to retire due to concussion, which includes four from this year alone. Paul Seedsman, Max Lynch, Paddy McCartin and Marcus Adams have all been forced to prematurely call time on their careers after concussion issues have failed to subside.
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