AFL Brings in Lawyers to Decide Cats Controversy

Huge update in Geelong concussion probe

The AFL are reportedly set to appoint an independent legal figure to investigate the concussion contract clause scandal involving Geelong and Jake Kolodjashnij.

AFL brings in lawyers to decide Cats controversy

The AFL's probe into Geelong's handling of their secret concussion deal with Jake Kolodjashnij is expected to continue into next week.

AFL Commission hires independent lawyer to decide Cats’ sanction

An independent lawyer will form a position on what AFL rules, if any, were broken by the Cats.

AFL engages independent lawyer to review Geelong case

Geelong is expected to respond to the AFL's please explain by late on Tuesday

Career on hold after concussion row

Geelong’s Jake Kolodjashnij’s career is in a “holding pattern” as the Cats await a probable sanction from the AFL over their handling of a secret concussion deal. Kolodjashnij, a member of the Cats’ 2022 premiership team, didn’t train on Monday after coming forward as the previously unidentified player who came to an agreement with the club over his history of head knocks. After missing all of the 2025 season due to groin, hip and back issues, t…

‘Reads like an amnesty’: AFL’s fresh memo to clubs revealing fears of more Cats-like cases

‘Reads like an amnesty’: AFL’s fresh memo revealing fears of more Cats-like cases