AFL players could be removed from the field by independent doctors and clubs forced to slash the number of full-contact training sessions they hold as part of extensive changes to concussion laws.

Concussion Legacy Foundation Australia director Alan Pearce told Gary Adshead on 6PR Mornings while the damage caused by head injuries is known there is a lack of consistency in application.

“When I do give seminars, some clubs say, ‘We don’t have any contact in our footy until age 10 or 11’, where others are like, ‘Really? Our contact age is eight,'” Professor Pearce said.

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Former West Coast Eagle Will Schofield told Gary Adshead the AFL needs to take a lead in concussion identification and handling as the peak body in the sport.

“They’ve got the resources, they’ve got the awareness and they’ve got the pressure to do something now,” Mr Schofield said.

“It matters what they do now, because that will set the standard for how we deal with this issue going into the future.”

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