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As a health professional who at times deals with victims of head injuries the difficult part relates to the choices made. If the health professional uses his veto to end a career the individual is devastated and can lose income. The debate in the profession sometimes rages between individual autonomy for athletes to choose for themselves if they are fully understanding of the consequences versus protecting players from themselves. There are multiple stakeholders with varying degrees of responsibility. In this case its the AFL, the Club, The medical professionals, The Player and the players family. Its not easy and the blame game doesnt help. Ive got skin in this game as my son played rugby league and had multiple concussions and i urged him to stop and he just got angry with me and told me it was his life.

COMMENT: Angus Brayshaw's retirement isn't Brayden Maynard's fault - it's the AFL's

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AFL

Feb

I think Eddie wanted what was best for Collingwood but he allowed his personal relationship with Nathan Buckley to interfere with his rational thinking. No denying Eddie’s passion for Collingwood, but there are times human emotions cloud our judgements, and close personal relationships with stakeholders contaminate decision making, and therefore it is often wise to disqualify one self from decision making when one has one of these close personal relationship with a stakeholder.

'The level of delusion is something else': Eddie McGuire's defence of his disastrous coaching succession plan is ridiculous

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AFL

Oct

AS a Collingwood supporter I’m happy but I feel sad for Freo that they lose such a good player, and that they have a retention problem. Probably need to focus on WA talent, to insure the wantaway excuse of returning home is eliminated?

'100 per cent': Dees put Petty trade rumours to bed as Dockers trade pair to Pies, Saints

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AFL

Oct

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