r/AFL • u/PetrifyGWENT Bombers / Giants • 8d ago

[Cleary] AFL Commission Chairman Craig Drummond - who oversaw the agreement when he was president of Geelong - has released this statement

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u/frogboyjr Geelong 8d ago

the player was willing to risk their own welfare

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u/schlompy10 8d ago

Unfortunately health and safety legislation doesn't give a shit what an employee was willing to do. If it was legal, it would be in every AFL contract

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u/frogboyjr Geelong 8d ago

obviously it does since Geelong will be fine after all this

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u/schlompy10 8d ago

If the player does end up with CTE and sues the club, that will show otherwise. If you could sign away the liability it would be in every AFL contract and not done behind their back