AFLPA to meet concussion campaigner Peter Jess this weekEnsuring how players are covered in next CBA high on agendaThe AFL Players’ Association will meet this week with concussion campaigner Peter Jess to discuss his proposed $2bn compensation fund to cover footballers who suffer from the long-term effects of head knocks.
Guardian Australia understands the meeting, to take place on Thursday, has been organised with a view to nutting out the architecture of the landmark workers compensation-style trust, into which the AFL would theoretically pay a minimum of $25m a year for the next 80 years.