AFLPA chairman Ian Prendergast says the AFL must do everything it can to protect players. Picture: Nicole Garmston Source: Herald Sun
AFL club medical officers will have more detailed guidelines on concussion by the start of the season.
Updated policy for assessing and treating head trauma in the game is to be announced at a conference at Etihad Stadium in three weeks.
The focus on concussion, particularly possible degenerative effects, was emphasised by the plight of dual Brownlow Medallist Greg Williams, who suffers memory loss and mood swings.
"I was very distressed to see what Greg is suffering from," AFL chief medical officer Dr Hugh Seward said.
"It was a surprise to me because the ex-footballers I've encountered haven't been suffering a higher degree of dementia.
"I hope it's not a widespread problem ... Greg has got to have appropriate investigations and medical assessment to determine what the basis of his problems are. And until all of that's done we can't be definite of the association that has been drawn.
But we're still highly concerned about it."Dr Seward said the new guidelines were being formulated from a concussion conference attended by several AFL representatives in Zurich last November.
"It's a matter of fine-tuning what is already a vigilant approach to managing concussion compared to how things used to be in Greg Williams' era," he said.
The AFLPA is in the early stages of a survey of past players and operations manager Ian Prendergast described Williams' case as "very alarming".
"Concussion is something we take incredibly seriously and we work closely with the AFL's concussion group to get a handle on as much information as we can to improve our knowledge of the injury and ensure measures are put in place to protect the players from the potential short and long-term impact," Prendergast said.
"It's too early to say what if any long-term effect it has on players who suffered a number of concussions during their careers. But in light of stories like Greg's and research from overseas, we must ensure we're doing every that we possibly can to protect players."
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