The AFL’s top doctor said the culture of underreporting head knocks among athletes needs to improve as he was grilled on how the sport is protecting players from the potentially deadly consequences of concussion. The league’s chief medical officer, Michael Makdissi, was one of three AFL heavyweights who fronted aContinue Reading

A players association for one of the nation’s biggest sports has been unable to say whether it considers a neurodegenerative disease associated with concussion a real medical condition. The Rugby League Players Association gave evidence to a parliamentary inquiry into concussions and repeated head trauma in contact sports on Monday.Continue Reading