AFL to consider pre-season overhaul in bid to combat injuries

  • Competition committee meets on eve of 2019 season
  • ‘We’ve got to get better,’ says Steve Hocking

The AFL will weigh up shortening the pre-season in a bid to reduce the number of players getting injured before the season proper.

AFL football operations boss Steve Hocking says the league’s competition committee will consider a range of options, including giving players a longer off-season break.

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