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Cats Star Speaks Out on Concussion Scandal
The AFL issued a belated please explain notice after Geelong said it would remove a 2024 waiver that put future brain trauma liability on Jake Kolodjashnij.
- On Friday, Geelong CEO Steve Hocking confirmed receiving an AFL "please explain" notice regarding a secret concussion waiver deal with defender Jake Kolodjashnij, admitting the club failed to lodge the agreement with the league.
- Geelong struck a secret agreement where Kolodjashnij accepted legal responsibility for future brain trauma, aiming to protect the club and its medical staff from potential court action.
- The 30-year-old defender identified himself Friday, stating he "participated fully in the AFL's independent concussion panel process" and remains healthy, though he criticized the public disclosure of his private medical information.
- In response, Geelong committed to removing the waiver from the player's contract, asserting the club was not attempting to vary standard playing terms or avoid health and safety responsibilities.
- Concussion remains a "challenging medical and legal issue," according to New AFL Commission chair Craig Drummond, amid a Supreme Court of Victoria class action involving former players set for trial next year.
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Photo taken on June 12, 2020, at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong, Australia: the Geelong Cats and the Hawthorn Hawks during the second round of the 2020 AFL season. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
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