{"id":48858,"date":"2021-01-28T12:43:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T02:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/?p=48858"},"modified":"2021-01-28T12:48:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T02:18:04","slug":"the-afl-has-made-a-big-change-to-its-concussion-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/fiveaa-sports-show\/the-afl-has-made-a-big-change-to-its-concussion-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"The AFL Has Made A Big Change To Its Concussion Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AFL has doubled the minimum number of days a player must wait before returning from concussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/fiveaa-sports-show-with-rowey-bicks\/roweys-sports-show-podcast-27-january-2021\/embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Rowey's Sports Show Podcast - 27 January 2021\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the new guidelines \u2013 which apply to both AFL and AFLW in 2021 \u2013 a player who has suffered a concussion must wait 12 days before returning, up from the minimum six days required in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the AFL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cUnder the new protocol, all players suffering a concussion will miss at least 1 match (assuming standard fixturing) and sometimes they will miss more than one match depending on clinical symptoms.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AFL\u2019s new concussion guidelines <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/9NewsAdel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@9NewsAdel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vm90Fo21V5\">pic.twitter.com\/Vm90Fo21V5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Warren Tredrea (@warrentredrea) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warrentredrea\/status\/1354606690457407489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking earlier on Thursday, FIVEAA\u2019s Stephen Rowe said the AFL was \u201cholding the dam wall back\u201d on concussion litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWith concussion and CTE, the return to play protocols &#8211; I know the AFL is running scared with this,\u201d Rowey said.<\/p><p>\u201cWith head knocks the ramifications of it are massive. They\u2019ve got to be seen to do everything they can to protect the head, and it can\u2019t be at any cost because it\u2019s the fabric of the game. That\u2019s the balancing act they\u2019ve got\u2026<\/p><p>\u201cThey\u2019re worried about litigation down the track &#8211; and it\u2019s coming. I\u2019m telling you, you will be holding the dam wall back but it\u2019s coming.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>FIVEAA LIVE STREAM \u2013 THURSDAY 28 JANUARY \u2013 WATCH HERE:<\/p>\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F1395FIVEAA%2Fvideos%2F122747086385881%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AFL has doubled the minimum number of days a player must wait before returning from concussion. 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