The NRL has shown its commitment to addressing the issue of concussion by vowing to invest more money into management and research at a time when $50 million in costs are being stripped out of the running of the game | proshenks
. The 51-year-old former Melbourne and North Melbourne player has suffered ongoing mental health issues believed to be related to the head knocks he suffered playing in the 1980s and '90s.
V'landys said the tricolours had proven themselves the "benchmark" club in the area of player welfare.
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