Western Bulldogs Coach Talks About Concussions

It is Friday, 7 August 2026, at 10:00 am.

Luke Beveridge said he would have signed a contract to keep playing despite concussions.

The AFL and Geelong are facing questions about how they handle concussions, but Luke Beveridge thinks players are well taken care of.

Geelong did not get in trouble for making a deal with a player who had many concussions.

In 2024, Geelong made a secret deal with a player who had a history of concussions.

The AFL says it is okay with what Geelong did because the team did not let a player who was not healthy play.

Geelong said they would remove the waiver from the player's contract.

Geelong said they would take out the waiver from the player's contract.

The club said they were not trying to get out of taking care of the player's health and safety.

When asked about Geelong, Luke Beveridge talked about concussions in general.

Beveridge said players want to keep playing as long as they can.

He said if he had to sign something to keep playing, he would have.

Now, we are very careful with our players.

We take good care of our players when we train.

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Kangaroos coach Alastair Clarkson said he did not know about Geelong's deal.

Craig Drummond, the new AFL Commission chair, was the president of Geelong when the deal was made.

Drummond did not talk to the media about it.

He said concussions are a hard problem for all sports that involve contact.

Some players had to stop playing because of concussions.

Some players who are not alive anymore were found to have a brain disease.

There is a big court case about concussions against the AFL.

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