Geelong hit with massive $140,000 AFL fine over concussion waiver
The Geelong AFL club was fined $140,000 for failing to lodge a concussion waiver for player Jake Kolodjashnij with the league. While the AFL Commission chairman apologized for the administrative oversight, the league confirmed the waiver would have been rejected anyway as it violated the collective bargaining agreement.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the tension between club-level legal risk management and league-wide player welfare standards in professional sports.
— 6:56pm , first published 12:09pm
Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items.
Remove items from your saved list to add more.
Share A A A AFL chairman and former Geelong president Craig Drummond says he did not consider resigning over his former club’s failure to lodge the Jake Kolodjashnij concussion waiver with the league, a decision that earned the Cats a $140,000 fine over an agreement the league concedes it could not have approved.
Drummond, facing questions for the first time about the document signed by the premiership Cat to reduce the club’s exposure to legal risk if he suffered another concussion, defended his conduct while apologising for what he described as an administrative breach.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in