A review into Christian Petracca’s horrific 2024 injuries has been completed … 681 days after the game.
Plus Melbourne provides an update on Harry Petty’s “unique” incident from the weekend. AFL DAILY!
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REVIEW INTO STAR’S HORRIFIC INJURIES OVER… 681 DAYS LATER
The AFL and AFL Players’ Association have concluded their review into ex-Demon Christian Petracca’s horrific King’s Birthday 2024 injuries — 681 days later — resulting in four recommendations to emerge.
Petracca underwent surgery after being diagnosed with a Grade 5 lacerated spleen, four broken ribs and a punctured lung sustained during the Demons’ loss to Collingwood.
Petracca, who was traded to Gold Coast last October, was allowed to return to the field of play nearly two years ago, with the superstar reported to have expressed disappointment in his club’s handling of the incident in the aftermath.
Speaking on Channel 7 on Wednesday night, Morris revealed the four recommendations:
Christian Petracca of the Demons in pain after copping an accidental Darcy Moore knee. Picture: Michael KleinSource: News Corp Australia
1) Changes to pre-match briefings, including more rigour around what is said to medical staff before a game and detailing local hospitals and necessary communication channels in the case of an emergency.
2) Emergency management support, aligning a consistent gameday approach across all states and venues
3) A mandatory biannual emergency care course for club medical staff every two years
4) A tightened audit process, including the automatic reviews of all emergency match-day incidents
Asked why the review took so long, Morris said: “Because the AFL is a slow-moving beast.
“Part of the reason (former players union chief executive) Paul Marsh was done at the AFL Players’ Association — by his own accord — was he was sick of how long everything takes at the AFL — the bureaucracy that the AFL is.”
DEES ‘STILL NOT SURE’ ABOUT PETTY CONCUSSION
Melbourne defender Harry Petty will undergo more tests this week as Melbourne continues to investigate the circumstances into his jarring health episode during his club’s win over Brisbane.
Petty on Sunday was unstable on his feet and needed assistance from the ground after taking an uncontested kick during the third quarter of the Demons’ win over Brisbane on Sunday. The defender was immediately taken into the rooms and did not return to the field.
King on Sunday night said Perry hinted at having blurred vision before he was ruled out with an unusual head injury.
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Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, King said it was a “unique situation” for Petty and the Demons, who were “still doing some tests with him.”
“We’re still not really sure exactly what’s happened,” King said before the Demons’ Wednesday training session.
“Because of his history, we’ve put him in (concussion) protocols at the moment, because that’s the most obvious, but we’re still not 100 per cent sure that’s the case.
“There’s still a range of things it could be.”
Dual All-Australian Leigh Montagna on Sunday night watched vision of Petty back closely and, on Fox Footy’s First Crack, pinpointed a marking contest in the second term — where Petty’s chin makes accidental contact with Lion Josh Dunkley — that might’ve led to his on-field instability an hour later.