Mother of Football Star Talks About AFL

ABC Investigations

Topic: AFL

August 8, 2026, 4:41 am

Joanne Brown, Adam Hunter's mother, says the AFL did not do enough to help her son.

In short:

Adam Hunter's mother says an AFL executive called her, but it was too late.

A report showed the AFL has a big problem with players getting hurt.

A recent report said a player signed a paper saying he would not blame the club if he got hurt again.

Adam Hunter's mother is very upset about this.

She says the AFL did not do enough to protect players.

The AFL said it will try to make the game safer.

But Adam Hunter's mother says they should have done this a long time ago.

Adam Hunter played for the West Coast Eagles.

He died in 2025 and was found to have a brain disease.

The AFL is being investigated for how it handles player safety.

Adam Hunter's mother says the AFL should have called her sooner.

She says the AFL did not do enough to help her son.

The AFL says it will reduce contact in training to make the game safer.

But Adam Hunter's mother says this should have been done earlier.

A coroner said the AFL should reduce contact in training.

The AFL says it is working on making the game safer.

But Adam Hunter's mother says it is too late.

A player signed a paper saying he would not blame the club if he got hurt again.

The club said it would not make players sign this paper again.

The AFL said it did not approve of the paper.

Adam Hunter's mother says she is disgusted by this.

She says her son would have signed the paper too.

She says the AFL should have protected her son.