PRESERVING THE PLAYERS OF THE FUTURE
November 21, 2006
Paul Salmon and Craig Bradley are rarities in AFL football. They have played on until their late thirties. Most players retire much earlier, their bodies and capacity to endure the physical punishment of games, year in and year, out forcing them to give the game away. We may well ask why players do not endure longer. When you look at the most recent draft some answers spring to mind. These answers also raise the issue of the future supply of young players to the AFL competition.
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