Ex-AFLPA president Joel Bowden slams player union, calls for Cats to front independent tribunal over secret concussion deal
A former AFLPA president says Geelong must face an independent tribunal over its secret concussion contract, also accusing the player union of being ‘too close’ to the AFL. Former AFL Players Association president Joel Bowden says Geelong needs to front an independent tribunal about its secret concussion contract as he called the player union out […]
Geelong forced to scrap secret concussion deal with player
Geelong have escaped sanction after backflipping on a written agreement with a senior player who waived his legal responsibility for future on-field head trauma. The Cats were forced to scrap the waiver on Thursday after the AFL revealed it had not approved the arrangement. However, it was ratified by the Geelong board, chaired at the […]