26 SPORT FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18 2016 NTFL TEAMS ROUND 7 PALMERSTON WANDERERS STHN DISTRICTS TIWI BOMBERS V V V V BUFFALOES ST MARY’S NIGHTCLIFF WARATAH @ TIO STADIUM, TOMORROW, 2PM @ TIO STADIUM, TOMORROW, 4.30PM @ TIO STADIUM, TOMORROW, 7PM @ REC OVAL, TOMORROW, 3PM

P MAGPIES BUFFALOES I P EAGLES SAINTS I P CROCS TIGERS I P BOMBERS WARRIORS I FB A Smith T Davies T Kelton FB M Taylor D Weetra J Cubillo FB D McLachlan L McGregor D Nelsoni FB B Motlop D Weetra J Jukes FF E Ware D Shillabeer A Sambono FF F Kinthari D Ewing K Lohde FF P Puautjimi P MacFarlane F Kinthari FF F Jennings J Ferguson K Kantilla HB F Fulwood D Russell R Baird HB J Jukes H Drogemuller N Vea Vea HB L Ogden E Barlow M Bowden HB M Taylor D Motlop H Drogemuller HF S Anderson A Erlandson J Collinson HF N Yarran P MacFarlane J Cooper HF J Cooper I Vallejo N Yarran HF J Fallon J Barton L Collihole C R Marika A Davey Z Stephenson C S Bates J Erlandson A Tipungwuti C D Turner M Hamilton J Farreri C M Totham S Bates D Ferreira C T Eldridge M Campbell P Campbell C P Puautjimi J Williams J McGrath C A Wilson L Bath M Coombes C A Ankers J O’Brien O Henry HF B O’Hara K Holt-Tubbs J Harvey HF T Motlop S Motlop M Motlop HF C McAdam J Brennan M Cannard HF A Djamangi L Patrick T Motlop HB M Hagan J Miller J Clarke HB J Robinson R Clarke B Emmett HB K Lohde J Long H Labastida HB S Godden M Valastro T Mosquito FF K Proctor E Frank B Church FF A Motlop D Motlop M Motlop FF D Hall B Vallance M Duffy FF J Seden S Motlop B McLean FB K Munungguritj K Maroney C Atkinson FB I Vallejo J Anstess H Labastida FB M McLean J Anstess H McMurtrie FB R Bonson J Beugelaar M Blake Foll M Dennis K Groves A Lonergan Foll J Wilson N Djerrkura L Davis Foll S Smith M Rosier B Schwarze Foll J Miles N Mansell J Erlandson Foll D Williams Jr J Stokes P Wills Foll R Smith B Fenton S Riolii Foll R Clarke J Williams B Fenton Foll Z Westerberg B Carroll T Clough Inter J Damaso R Smith N Inter B Marika, C Wilson, C Inter BK Fejo B Cubillo L Inter A Wilson N Paredes M Inter F Sleeth D Wehrung R Inter J Clarke, J Cullen, M Inter S Arthur, L Maroney, J Inter D Gordon H Kerinaiua J Lawrence J Lampton. M Braun Williams, D Peckham-Hunter Maroney M Totham J Walsh N Coombes J Long J Wilson D Bull D Fishwick G Cunningham Clarke, A Hale, J Heath, D Cubillo, B Cubillo, B Riordan, J Arada L Davies J Blitner B Ellis T Holt J Payne R Davey T Emer L Philpott, L Clark, D Mansell D Dos Santos Grills Grills, J Hutt, J Jesson, B Wilson, K Fejo, T Friend T Oliver J Chaplin Gleeson Holyman, J Saveka, N Emmett, T Frawley Woodley, P Reid Bartlett has CONCUSSION CONCERNS further issue with Watson JON RALPH MICHELANGELO RUCCI CONCUSSION campaigner Waratah’s player Hannah Bebbington Peter Jess has warned of the (right) tackling Tracy Village opponent ALL-AUSTRALIAN selector potential for a “catastrophic” Georgia Brashaw during recent NTFL Kevin Bartlett is questioning injury in the new women’s women’s premiership action how Essendon captain Jobe league unless the AFL invests Picture: IVAN RACHMAN Watson is retaining his place in more money into concussion the 2012 AFL team of the year research. after being stripped of the Jess says the peer-reviewed . international research show- The AFL Commission has ing women are more prone to ruled Watson — the only Es- serious concussion should be sendon player in the 2012 All- of immediate concern for the Australian team — can remain AFLW league. in the team of the year because The NCCA’s latest survey there is no “eligibility criteria” in American college sport for this award. showed women had nearly But Bartlett notes a breach double the concussions in soc- of the ASADA and WADA cer, had more severe symp- codes for using performance- toms and were slower to enhancing drugs is to be met recover. with “all awards, prizes and But there is very little Aus- honours being stripped”. tralian research into con- “If you are cold-blooded cussion in men’s or women’s about it, you cannot under- football. stand how the AFL has differ- Jess, whose client Greg entiated between the Williams was diagnosed with Brownlow Medal and the All- brain damage after repeated Australian team,” said Barlett, head knocks, says there is the a member of the 2012 selection risk a woman would suffer panel. “The AFL Commission paraplegia and other serious says it was a no-brainer to take structural injuries. the Brownlow Medal from He has also written to the Watson. If you are cold-blood- AFL urging them to appoint a ed, you would have to take concussion management facil- away all the other awards and itator to oversee AFL return- honours too. to-play protocols and “In this case, the AFL has concussion management by adhered to the rules in one in- clubs. stance (the Brownlow Medal) “I am concerned that as and not the other (the All-Aus- women in the AFL become tralian team). What a mess this stronger, faster and collisions saga has been.” increase in impact, a cata- Technically, Watson should strophic event will occur on not have played in 2012 be- the field unless urgent changes cause he — and 33 of his Es- are made to the rules to protect sendon team-mates — were in the players from this out- breach of the ASADA and come,’’ he writes to the AFL. WADA drug policy. The anti- “The (US) research indi- doping agencies’ leaders argue cates that there is conclusive this should not only have evidence, especially in certain awards stripped from Watson contract sports that females but also game records from are at higher risk than males that 2012 season. and women’s AFL is likely to The 2012 All-Australian be one of those sports. team will remain unchanged. “A key contributing factor Bartlett adds it would be diffi- appears to be the skeletal mus- cult for the 2012 All-Australian cular structure of women com- selection panel — that in- pared to men.” funding for research projects. be poured into concussion re- governing bodies protect their field in a recent Western Bull- cluded Brownlow Medallist The AFL has committed to But the Australian Athletes Al- search. own interests”. dogs- contest. Jess , Luke Darcy, conducting baseline brain test- liance, which recently formed International goalkeeper The recent women’s exhibi- said yesterday there were too Glen Jakovich and former AFL ing of its women’s players in a concussion working group Joey Didulica, who suffered 20 tion matches highlighted a se- many warning signs to start a boss Andrew Demetriou — to the new league and will this with AFL representatives, be- concussions through his ca- rious of jarring collisions women’s league without ad- reconvene to re-select a team summer announce some new lieves far more money should reer, said in August: “I think despite only 16 players on the equate concussion research. of the year without Watson.

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