The head injury in the Australian Football League (AFL) is a controversial topic with many players suffering from related head injuries during the AFL season, some of which are caused by the players themselves "ducking" their heads to receive high contacts that guarantee free kicks. One of the most common forms of head injury suffered in AFL is concussion, which affects about 6-7 players per team, per season. The reason for head injury is a big problem is that they are associated with increased possibilities for developing forms of cognitive impairment such as; depression and dementia later in life.
Video Head injuries in the Australian Football League
Physical injury
During round 6 of the 2002 AFL season, James Hird suffered a facial injury after a collision with teammate Mark McVeigh during a match between Essendon and Fremantle which resulted in multiple fractures, Hird injuries compared to injuries seen in motor-car accidents. Jonathan Brown is another AFL player who injured his face compared to them in a car accident; three time award winners from the most audacious AFL player, injured after colliding with Fremantle's knee Luke McPharlin. The Brown injury consists of eight cuts around the eye socket, lower jaw, and cheekbones, which take hours of reconstruction surgery to repair.
Maps Head injuries in the Australian Football League
Mental injuries
Most of the severe mental injuries associated with the AFL were developed later on when the player has retired from the AFL; This injury is the result of heavy contact to the player's head. Of the hundred cases of concussion examined, these ninety-seven direct contacts involve the head with most of the contacts coming from the head, upper body or extremities over other players. The evidence suggests that some of the negative effects of concussions on cognitive and motor functions may continue to harm the player many years after the initial injury; some studies have also linked clinical depression to contact concussion related.
Prevention
In recent years the AFL has taken many steps forward to try to reduce the effects of concussions and how many players receive concussions, which will also reduce physical head injuries with fewer head contacts. AFL has modified the rules of the game to protect the player's head and reduce head contact during the contest, and also gives the management plan a concussion. Prevention also depends on the players, for players who adhere to the concert management plan, they should skip the next game, but with players not listed as concussions and playing next week, they can experience worse injuries.
Famous people
Greg Williams, a former AFL player known for his attacks on soccer blamed a concussion on the soccer field as to why he suffered a memory loss and also why he developed a short temperament. Chris Nowinski is a US concussionist and stated that he believes the AFL should do more to prevent players suffering from head injuries that can cause brain diseases to degenerate. Nowinski is an advocate for education on compulsory concussions in sports code, and believes some AFL players may already have suffered a chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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