An internationally-renowned advocate on the dangers of traumatic brain injuries has backed the AFL's crackdown on head-high bumps and dangerous tackles, and is calling for urgent changes to the way footballers train and play.
American pro wrestler turned neuroscientist Chris Nowinski said he "fully supports" greater penalties for hard hits to the head during a season that has been defined by a significant shift in the way players' brains are protected.
Dr Nowinski said it would take time for the public to shift their attitudes towards changing the game to prevent concussions. He then spent the next two decades "trying to figure out how to change concussion culture" in contact sports.Dr Nowinski contributed to a Leveraging the results of the study, Dr Nowinski is in Australia to spruik the CTE prevention protocol.
"We can choose how dangerous we want professional AFL to be, as long as the players' association and the league are having an honest conversation with the players about if we keep hitting each other in the head over and over again — your future will not be good."Former West Coast Eagles player Patrick Bines knows the danger of football better than most.
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