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The growing evidence of brain disease in the AFL

ABC News Daily by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Jun 29, 20260:16:09Society & Culture

We love Aussie rules football, but like other contact sports it comes with risk of head knocks for the players. New figures based on analysis of the brains of deceased players, reveal a big increase in the number of them...

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The growing evidence of brain disease in the AFL is an episode from ABC News Daily by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. We love Aussie rules football, but like other contact sports it comes with risk of head knocks for the players. New f...

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Published Jun 29, 2026, 0:16:09 long, audio available.

The growing evidence of brain disease in the AFL

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