AFL fines Geelong $140,000 over secret concussion waiver in Kolodjashnij contract

The AFL fined Geelong $140,000 — including $40,000 suspended — over a clause in Jake Kolodjashnij's 2024 contract requiring him to absorb all legal responsibility for future brain trauma so he could keep playing. The deal followed several concussions. James Peters KC found Geelong's failure to lodge the contract variation was an oversight, not deliberate concealment.