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A senate inquiry into concussion and repeated head trauma in contact sports held its first public hearing last Monday. Change is coming to sport, and it will come fast. Meanwhile, many keep battling with the effects. 
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"Tackling is dangerous. There's no safe way to do it. There are fair ways to do it, but there's no safe way to bring another man - or woman - to the ground and stop their momentum at the same time."
Peter Mellow's curator insight,
January 27, 2021 1:27 AM
As a parent, you have to think twice about letting your child play heavy contact sports like AFL, Rugby (either code) or football. At least in basketball there is no tackling.
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Former AFL player appears as first witness at Victorian royal commission
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Brain injuries have overtaken a broken nose, jaw and fractured ankles as the most common injury requiring hospital admission among league and union players.
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Professional athletes often view mental health issues as an opponent that can be beaten, but they need to know not everything in life is a battle to be won or lost, writes Richard Hinds.
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The football public may be more willing to tone down the response when a player announces they are suffering from depression or anxiety.
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