Grief-stricken mother of star footballer reveals AFL executive phone call
West Coast Eagles star Adam Hunter's mother Joanne Brown says AFL executive Laura Kane reached out to her, but the grieving mother says the phone call was "too little, too late".
The grieving mother of former West Coast Eagles footballer Adam Hunter has revealed that AFL executive Laura Kane called her following a Four Corners report on the brain injuries suffered by players. However, Mrs. Brown described the phone call as "too little, too late." The Four Corners investigation exposed the extent of the AFL's chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) crisis, leading to an ongoing WorkSafe Victoria investigation.
Mrs. Brown accused the league of a brain injury cover-up, dubbing it "disgusting." The call came four weeks after the Four Corners report, which exposed that 33 Australian Rules players had been diagnosed with CTE. The AFL has since pledged to reduce contact in training to decrease exposure to repetitive head injuries. Mrs. Brown expressed her disappointment, stating that the AFL's response was belated and inadequate.
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