Dr Reece Granger Bsc (Hons), BChiro. Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast (on Apple iTunes and Spotify)
Perth, Western Australia
Joined April 2023
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Private insurance market cannot be relied upon to cover concussion injuries long term. Nor is litigation the solution. There is a better way forward. What is needed is a bespoke workers comp style scheme. @tommorris32 @AFLPlayers @MonashLawSchool
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A bombshell for hundreds of AFL players...
From May 1, Zurich will no longer cover head trauma. Not once cent.
"They cannot continue to support this high level of claims," leaked email. Details👇
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@1116sen @AFLNation
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Ian is a global leader in the #HeadSafe campaign.
A huge shoutout to Ian Greener!
Ian has educated over 300 coaches across Australia, inspiring safer, smarter football through HeadSAFE Education. 🇦🇺
Thanks to his amazing efforts, @coachesacross and HeadSAFE Football now have a powerful and growing presence throughout Aus.
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Here is my piece on the news that Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with MND. I went to meet Lewis and Annie at home Please have a read x
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Radio alert! If you missed it the first time around, 'Roy Francis: Wales' Black Leader in a White World' - my BBC radio documentary - will be broadcast again on BBC Radio Wales next Monday at 6.30pm.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028hd…
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We’re proud to share that our Founder & Trustee, Dr @JudithMGates has featured on @FirstConcussion podcast 🇦🇺
She discusses why reducing heading in training & protecting the next generation must remain at the forefront of football.
Listen today: loom.ly/eGK3Gq4 🎧
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The Forgotten History of Head Injuries in Sports
Stephen Casper, a medical historian, argues that the danger of C.T.E. used to be widely acknowledged. How did we unlearn what we once knew? 😞😢😡🙏❤️🏉🧠 @WorldRugby
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Ange Postecoglou – the man, the myth, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱.
From his early days as a Hellas junior, to a championship-winning captain and coach, Ange has gone on to become a serial winner wherever he’s been. His football journey is truly one of a kind.
Now, he stands as a European champion with @SpursOfficial.
Here’s a look at his incredible journey.
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The Bears are back (in Perth)! In 1969 Roy Francis joined @NthSydneyBears as Australian #rugbyleague's highest paid coach, but it became an unhappy time for him. For the full story of Roy's Bears read my new bio, out 5 June (or August in Aus) bit.ly/3SjJsn9 #blackhistory
ALT Roy Francis at the centre of a team photo of the North Sydney Bears in 1969.
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Current insurance and compensation arrangements for athletes suffering long-term injuries are inadequate and inequitable. See my blueprint for a better way in the @AltLJ. @MonashLawSchool #concussion @ausport @AusAthletesAll
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If you haven't already heard the @BBCWales radio documentary about the life and times of Roy Francis, the first black Great Britain player and the pioneer of modern rugby coaching, catch it now on @BBCSounds at bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028hd… @BHWales @bhmuk @rcccymru @TigerBayWorld
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Now Published as a Paperback February 2025
One journalist's decade-long fight to expose sport's darkest secret. How rugby's concussion crisis became front-page news, and why every sports fan needs to know the truth. Winner: British Sports Book Award 2024. The book that's changing how we think about contact sports forever.
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Rugby star Alix Popham lays down gauntlet after being diagnosed with dementia aged 40 ahead of head injury lawsuit 😞😡😢🙏❤️🏉🧠 gbnews.com/sport/rugby/rugby…
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If we want combat sports to become safer, the culture needs to change, and that starts with education.
Listen to the perspective of Dr. Sethi, a neurologist/ringside physician/ amateur boxer:
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Brendan Cowell bares all in new series, Plum, about a former rugby player with suspected #CTE in Australia. thewest.com.au/entertainment…
