ABC Top Stories6/28/2026SportsAustralia
AFL Faces Brain Trauma Crisis as 33 Players Diagnosed with CTE
Four Corners reveals alarming findings of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in Australian Rules players, sparking criticism and calls for action
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Thirty-three Australian Rules players, including 19 professionals, have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated head impacts, highlighting the AFL's brain trauma crisis and prompting accusations of a 'culture of denial'
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Thirty-three Australian Rules players, including 19 professionals, have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated head impacts, highlighting the AFL's brain trauma crisis and prompting accusations of a 'culture of denial'
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