AFL completes investigation into boxing

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has urged the AFL to not pressure golf equipment to change their coaching packages due to one now-infamous boxing session at Hawthorn.

The AFL investigated a coaching incident in June which left Hawks ahead Mitchell Lewis concussed following a sparring session with teammate Jacob Koschitzke.

Hawthorn had been cleared of any wrongdoing, with WorkSafe glad with the membership’s response and never taking any additional motion.

Golf equipment might be allowed to proceed boxing coaching however the AFL has positioned pointers on the way it can occur, which had been launched solely minutes after Beveridge addressed the media forward of the Bulldogs’ recreation towards Adelaide on Saturday.

“The AFL ought to by no means be within the enterprise of telling golf equipment how they will prepare and the way they can not prepare,” Beveridge mentioned on Thursday.

“It is actually necessary that the messages out of AFL Home aren’t too directive and too arbitrary round what you possibly can and might’t do.

“Our boxing coach does a powerful job with our gamers one-on-one. There’s quite a lot of sparring with mitts.

“(Boxing’s) a extremely necessary a part of our program with the conditioning side.

“Simply because one membership will get it improper from a threat administration viewpoint does not imply that each different membership unexpectedly turns into susceptible and must get rid of the danger.

“We do not spar player-to-player however we’ve not been advised what we are able to and might’t do.

“Till we get one thing formal, we can’t even take a lot discover.”

The AFL has banned sparring and fight between teammates and membership employees however boxing might be allowed to proceed if periods are fastidiously managed by certified people.

It comes after the AFL up to date its well being protocols forward of this season with gamers now having to overlook a minimum of 12 days of coaching and enjoying in the event that they undergo a concussion.

“These new measures have speedy utility and are a part of the continuing efforts of the AFL and golf equipment to guard the well being and security of the gamers,” the AFL’s soccer govt Andrew Dillon mentioned.

“With the introduction of those new measures, the danger of this type of incident occurring sooner or later might be considerably decreased.”