Garry Lyons, the former Demons great and leading AFL commentator, who lost great mate Danny Frawley to CTE, is taking a stand on concussions, saying from now on he will call it out for what it is – brain injury.
The wife of late AFL player Danny Frawley has urged the league to “act now” to prevent the neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) among its participants.
Danny Frawley’s wife Anita spoke at the Senate inquiry into concussions
- Ms Frawley says the AFL needs to take immediate action on CTE
- An AFL representative told the inquiry the league was treating the issue with concern
Frawley — who played 240 senior matches for St Kilda between 1984 and 1995 — died in 2019.
A post-mortem examination of the 56-year-old’s brain found he was suffering from CTE, which has been linked to repeated blows to the head.
In April 2023, Frawley’s wife Anita gave evidence to a Senate inquiry probing the management of concussion in contact sport.
Ms Frawley said the AFL could not afford to wait for the results of long-term studies when the association between football and CTE was already known.
“My two eldest daughters have both just got engaged,” she said.
“During the happiest moment of their life so far, the incredible sadness that their dad is not here to celebrate with them and to walk them down the aisle is always present.
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