Accepting facts on long-term effects of concussions among athletes should be a no-brainer

By Peter Fitzsimons
Updated June 26 2014 - 1:18am, first published June 25 2014 - 9:52pm

I know it. You know it. In recent times the great leap forward in contact sport in Australia has been taking the issue of concussion seriously. After years of embracing the culture whereby even after being knocked out, a real man plays on, and backs up next week, just in the past few months there has been a tidal change.

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