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AFL veteran Shaun Smith receives $1.4 million insurance payout for concussion damage – ABC News
Former North Melbourne and Melbourne player Shaun Smith says the payout is formal recognition of the permanent damage caused by repetitive concussions while playing football, and hopes the AFL will do more for players’ welfare.
A former AFL player has welcomed an historic insurance payout, saying it is long-awaited acknowledgement of the permanent damage caused by repetitive concussions while playing football.
Shaun Smith, who played for North Melbourne and Melbourne in the late 80s and 90s, was recently paid just over $1.4 million after his insurance company found he was “totally and permanently disabled” from the brain injuries acquired during his career.
“I’m just happy that it’s finally been recognised,” he told …
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