Grieving mother of AFL star Adam Hunter, who died with CTE, slams the league
Joanne Brown, the mother of late AFL star Adam Hunter, has criticized the league for its handling of CTE-related brain injuries. She described a recent outreach from an AFL executive as insufficient and accused the organization of covering up the scale of the crisis.
Why it matters
The case highlights growing concerns regarding player safety, concussion management, and institutional accountability in professional contact sports.
Joanne Brown, pictured with Adam Hunter's stepfather Rod Brown, has accused the AFL of a cover up. ( ABC South West WA: Bridget McArthur )
West Coast Eagles star Adam Hunter's mother Joanne Brown says AFL executive Laura Kane called her after a Four Corners report on players' brain injuries, but dubbed that phone call "too little, too late".
The Four Corners investigation exposed the full scale of the AFL's CTE crisis and triggered a WorkSafe Victoria investigation, which is ongoing.
Mrs Brown says a recent Herald Sun report that a Geelong player signed a club-approved waiver to play on despite a history of concussion is "disgusting".
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