The AFL's concussion crisis deepens as Geelong faces the music

Geelong's secret concussion deal with Jake Kolodjashnij isn't just a club scandal—it's a system failure that exposes the AFL's uncomfortable reality about player welfare. With emails between the Cats and AFL headquarters now central to the defence, the league faces a pivotal moment: enforce the rules it wrote or admit its own officials were complicit in bending them.

The Call

Was Geelong's handling of Kolodjashnij's career justified?

• The case for: The club secured robust...