Geelong legend joins more than 60 AFL players now seeking compensation for head knock issues
Former footballer Gary Ablett Sr is suing theAblett has launched proceedings in the Victorian supreme court against the AFL, Geelong Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club. The 61-year-old claims he suffered concussions while training and playing throughout his AFL career, which ran between 1982 and 1997.
The court writ lodged says the AFL and two clubs owed Ablett a duty of care and should have avoided exposing him to unnecessary risk of harm, given he was more vulnerable to head strikes when playing as a key forward in 248 VFL/AFL games. “I told him of my concerns and Peter helped organise an MEG scan that American Military use. It showed I have significant structural and functional brain damage.
“He has really significant medical and care needs, and there are just no funds available through the AFL Players Association or any other hardship fund to assist him with those care needs.”
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