AFL slaps Roos with $20,000 fine

Kangaroos forward Lachie Hansen comes from the field after a head clash with Nathan Lovett-Murray in Round 20. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: Herald Sun

NORTH Melbourne has been slapped with a $20,000 fine for not complying with an AFL investigation.

But the club has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the medical treatment of Lachie Hansen after the investigation found there was insufficient evidence the key forward was allowed to play on despite the risk of concussion.

Hansen copped a head knock in the Kangaroos Round 20 clash with Essendon. He was taken from the field but returned a short time later.

North Melbourne went on to win the game but Hansen, who appeared groggy at times, had little impact on the contest after the incident.

AFL football operations boss Adrian Anderson said the league was not satisfied with the level of cooperation provided to its investigators by North Melbourne staff.

The club was fined $20,000 -- of which $10,000 is suspended for three years.

"It is extremely concerning that North Melbourne failed to fully cooperate at all times with this investigation into a serious matter involving the welfare of one of its players," Anderson said in a statement.

"Whilst there was no finding that there was any attempt to deliberately mislead investigators, North Melbourne now accepts that its conduct at times was not at a standard acceptable to an AFL investigation."

North Melbourne interim chief executive Cam Vale said the club stood by its medical, fitness and conditioning teams.

"The club accepts the fine and in doing so, acknowledges it should have handled its part in the investigation better," he said.

"First and foremost, we fully support the actions of our doctor and his management of Lachlan Hansen.  The concussion issue for the League and all clubs is a great concern, but no one takes the welfare and safety of our players more seriously than us."

Meanwhile, the AFL will look to overhaul its concussion management guidelines following an international conference on the issue.

The AFL is proposing changes to include a requirement for club doctors to make greater use of video footage of the injury incident in their assessment of player fitness.

There will also be a necessity for medical supervision of any follow-up self-assessment tests conducted by players.

AFL medical commissioner Peter Harcourt said the conference provided the league with invaluable informatio.

"It confirmed that the AFL concussion strategy is robust and reflects current best practice."

The evidence reinforced the AFL's approach that there is no definitive scientific evidence that helmets specifically prevent concussion or other brain injuries.

The AFL will also revise its concussion approach for children including those involved in the Auskick program.

The new consensus guidelines will be released next March.

with AAP

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