AFL主席Craig Drummond为联盟陷入的脑震荡合同风波致歉。[1]Geelong球员Jake Kolodjashnij被确认为这份秘密协议的中心人物，该协议已被AFL否决。[1]
Drummond承认俱乐部在知情同意文件中加入豁免条款"过分"，这些条款将被移除。[1]这份协议是在Drummond担任Geelong主席期间于2024年签署的。[1]AFL和AFLPA在协议登记过程中存在流程失误。[1]
Kolodjashnij周五确认了自己在这一事件中的角色，表示已"充分参与"AFL脑震荡小组流程，并声称自己完全健康，适合在最高水平进行比赛。[1]
AFL Chairman Craig Drummond has apologised for the league's handling of a secret concussion agreement involving Geelong player Jake Kolodjashnij.[1] The agreement, which has been rejected by the AFL, centred on contractual terms related to head injury management.[1]
Drummond acknowledged that the club overstepped in adding exemption clauses to informed consent documents, stating that "despite the player's agreement, the club went too far in including waiver provisions in the informed consent documentation, and these will be removed."[1] The agreement was signed while Drummond served as Geelong's chairman in 2024.[1] Both the AFL and the Australian Football League Players' Association (AFLPA) identified procedural errors during the agreement registration process.[1]
Kolodjashnij confirmed on Friday that he was the central figure in the secret arrangement and stated he had been "fully involved" in the AFL's concussion protocol process, asserting he remains in full health and fitness for elite-level competition.[1]