The Brisbane Lions have been slapped with a $20,000 fine after breaching the league’s concussion rules amid their 17-point AFLW fantastic last win over North Melbourne in December.
The endorse for the ‘non-deliberate’ breach stems from an occurrence including forward Sophie Conway.
With approximately three minutes to go within the third quarter, the AFL’s concussion restorative spotter cautioned Brisbane that Conway required to be taken off for appraisal after she was seen lurching on the field.
The Lions specialist didn’t see the message, with Conway playing out the leftover portion of the term.
When the specialist was alarmed at three-quarter time, he embraced an appraisal of Conway, in which she told him that she misplaced adjust due to physical weariness, instead of contact with any player.
Whereas the Brisbane specialist was within the prepare of investigating video film, Conway was permitted to return to the field without a SCAT5 being conducted.
Conway was at that point expelled from the field after the opening minutes of the ultimate term to at last experience the SCAT5, which cleared her of concussion.
She was at that point able to play out the coordinate.
The AFL said that in spite of the fact that Conway did not endure a concussion within the occurrence, the authorize was forced due to a non-deliberate breach of the conventions by the Lions.
A add up to of $10,000 of the fine will be included in Brisbane’s AFLW Delicate Cap, with $10,000 suspended.
‘The AFL is committed to securing the wellbeing and security of all players and requires strict compliance with concussion rules from our clubs,’ AFL common direct Stephen Meade said.
