The AFL has cleared Port Adelaide of any breaches of the league’s concussion guidelines over its handling of a nasty head clash between star players Tom Jonas and Zak Butters agerealfooty
The AFL has cleared Port Adelaide of any breaches of the league’s concussion guidelines over its handling of a nasty head clash between star players Tom Jonas and Zak Butters.
Port are monitoring the health of both players and though Butters, who remained in Melbourne to see family and friends, may have precautionary scans on his cheekbone the club expects both to be available to face Sydney at Adelaide Oval on Saturday. Power were on the front foot on Friday to make clear there had been no pressure from the coaches for the players to return to the field with the game on the line.
“So they get rattled off and in terms of last night there was absolutely no pressure from the box to get either of us back on.
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