AFL Gamers’ Affiliation CEO Paul Marsh has clarified that the physique’s investigation into the dealing with of Melbourne midfielder Christian Petracca’s life-threatening accidents in spherical 13 was initiated to assist the business enhance going ahead.
Earlier this week, Marsh introduced that the AFLPA would open a brand new investigation into the membership’s response to Petracca’s season-ending accidents after he returned to the sector throughout the match.
Petracca was hospitalised after present process surgical procedure to restore 4 damaged ribs, a lacerated spleen and a punctured lung following an incident throughout the Demons’ 38-point loss to the Pies.
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The interior accidents ended Petracca’s season with potential mismanagement fueling dissatisfaction from the 28-year-old and his household.
Because of this, Petracca was reportedly in search of a commerce away from the Demons however a transfer this low season has since been dominated out.
Whereas the probe into the Demons has been labelled an investigation, Marsh acknowledged that its intention is just to know what occurred from all events concerned.
“I feel perhaps I am going to simply begin with the phrase investigation. We’re not an investigative physique,” Marsh advised SEN Breakfast on Wednesday.
“I feel that is been overplayed by way of the function we is perhaps enjoying, however by way of making an attempt to know what’s occurred right here … we have an obligation to attempt to make the sport as secure as doable for our gamers and we work together with the AFL and the golf equipment on that.
“We’re making an attempt to know what occurred right here to Christian and what we will be taught from this transferring ahead, that’s actually what that is about.
“I feel, from our perspective, it is about gathering the knowledge from all sides, it isn’t simply listening to it from one facet.
“It is if this had been to occur once more, what are the teachings and what are the enhancements that the business might make?”
The AFL has already cleared Melbourne of any wrongdoing and is glad that all the pieces was dealt with appropriately.
Due to this, Marsh hopes that each one concerned are forthcoming with info.
“I suppose we’ll see the way it performs out, however that does not imply that we should not go down a path of making an attempt to know what occurred,” he stated.
“The AFL has clearly come out and stated that they’ve cleared Melbourne, we’re making an attempt to know on what foundation that is the case.
“We’re involved about how this has performed out from a participant’s perspective, and I feel on face worth, all of us must be involved about what practically occurred right here.
“What can we be taught from this? We’re not baying for blood right here.
“What we’re making an attempt to do is perceive what occurred … we have now to be taught from these items as a result of it is a high-risk sport at instances.
“I feel we have to be sure that the medical assist that sits across the gamers is pretty much as good as it may well probably be.”