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Post-mortem brain finding raises concern over level of AFLW medical support – The Age

The Australian Sports Brain Bank found neurological damage when they examined the brain of late former AFLW player Jacinda Barclay.

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The medical care afforded to AFLW players needs to be the same as their male counterparts, according to a prominent AFLW player manager, as the news that the Australian Sports Brain Bank had discovered neurological damage to the brain of the late Giants player Jacinda Barclay reverberated around the competition.
Player manager Alex Saundry told The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald that the current soft cap for clubs in the AFLW had to be addressed before next season, with many concerned about the…

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