- Teams to be allowed to name 23rd player in squad
- Rule will have no impact on game or rules, says Gillon McLachlan
AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has hinted the league will introduce a concussion substitute just two days out from the start of the 2021 season. McLachlan said an announcement would be made on Tuesday morning regarding the potential rule that would most likely see a 23rd player named to a team’s squad but only used in the event a teammate suffered a concussion during the game.
“I think there’ll be a decision or an announcement in the morning,” McLachlan told Fox Footy’s AFL 360. “There’s a lot of stakeholder management to work through, directionally, [but] this is what I’d say: this is something that’ll have no impact on the game, the rules. It’s a health and safety possibility that I think makes sense if the clubs and coaches want to support it.”
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