More than 40 per cent of known concussions of AFL players were sustained in marking contests during the 2023 season, according to revealing AFL figures that break down how players were concussed.
The rise in concussions is attributed, in part, to improved diagnosis of head knocks and a more vigilant culture, according to the league. The data also showed that concussions from tackling – such as sling tackles and tackles in which the player is driven into the ground – declined from 18 in 2022 to 10 last year, a measure of how players have adapted to new rules that take a harder line on dangerous tackles.But the number of concussions from bumps increased, despite the vigilance in this area, according to the year-on-year figures for 2022 and 2023 that were shown in the presentation.
“They would be told not to do that now,” said Lloyd, who also said Essendon’s Peter Wright would have been better to “pull out” of his contest at the SCG that concussed Swan Harry Cunningham. Wright received a four-match ban for the aerial collision.
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