.The blast "safety net" for AFL gamers is being actually drawn, and also it is 'sounding alarm bells' throughout the circle in the middle of heightened head trauma awareness. Herald Sun journalist Jay Clark exposed the contents of an email on July 11 through which Zurich Insurance Group verified that brand-new AFL customers would not manage to assert for any trauma or traumatic injuries or complications. The selection happens after 3 past AFL players received seven-figure payouts because of career-ending blast concerns. Check out Carlton v Hawthorn SUN 1:10 PM AEST|SOLELY LIVE & ad-break free, accessible on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your totally free trial today > Round 22WHAT'S BETTING REALLY COSTING YOU? Specify a deposit limit.Swans disregard 'egoistic' player claims|00:44" Our company flagged this a couple of weeks ago (pertaining to) the problem around blast insurance coverage-- well, the cent has dropped in a huge technique, given that Zurich has informed insurance coverage advisers in the AFL to hand down to player agents that they have eliminated blast cover coming from their energetic policy for brand-new customers," Clark informed Fox Footy's Midweek Tools on Wednesday evening. In the e-mail secured by Clark, a statement from Zurich reviewed: "Your business has actually decided to leave out concussion on all specialist sportspeople." Clark carried on: "This has actually sounded the alarm bells straight throughout the AFL, and particularly at clubland. "( Trauma problem is actually) the leading tale in the activity. This safety net-- the players presume-- is being actually eliminated. "They are actually securing the concussion cover from the insurance policy, so they have actually come to consider various substitutes ... for any type of new players, brand new clients, you are actually certainly not going to obtain the trauma cover, which is a notable worry when you are actually talking to gamers to tunnel in, obtain the round, go head-first, and get back with the air travel." Wildcard weekend could can be found in 2025|01:53 Clark described the problems with safeguarding a 'quilt' policy. "The representatives are practically inquiring the AFL (if they can) action in-- can they get a blanket policy for all the players at the moment?" Clark mentioned. "It is actually complicated, considering that every individual is made it possible for to (have) their personal policy. They acquire their own personal advise, so they can't compel that even more broadly, but there (are) various other factors that the AFL is looking for ... to make an effort and safeguard them coming from additional replay scalp knocks." Fellow Adviser Sun journalist Josh Barnes put themself in the shoes of an AFL player, considering the current head damage climate. "If I was actually a gamer, I would certainly simply fear all full week and also (every) evening introducing the weekend break," he said. "We know (players are actually) one severe mind take off of real problems in life-- we know regarding some terrible stories of gamers and what they have actually needed to carry out after their football occupation when they have actually been actually injected retirement. "You have actually got no safeguard now, so you are actually one weekend break far from the rest of your lifestyle (being actually influenced), as well as you need that (insurance) cash to survive."' He is the video game's very most harmful player'|03:34 Adviser Sunshine co-worker Glenn McFarlane stated the "piece of cake" modify the AFL requires to produce. "It's an absolute no-brainer, in my thoughts, that we need to have to restrict call training in the pre-season," he told Fox Footy. "Our team are actually visiting need to ultimately perform that in-season as well, we're mosting likely to need to have a time limit certainly there as well ... it is actually a downright piece of cake, and also if it is actually mosting likely to occur, allow's create it happen now." Clark revealed the 3 gamers who, before the modification, just recently profited from seven-figure payments. "Some players have gotten enormous payouts under this old plan, which has modified. 3 gamers particularly have actually gotten $1 thousand payments." Former Sydney protector Paddy McCartin, ex-Brisbane backman Marcus Adams as well as Adelaide wingman Paul Seedsman were actually the named beneficiaries. How Pussy-cats were actually 'blindsided' through scheming Tigers|02:56 Clark also stated several of the post-career signs and symptoms suffered through ex-Collingwood defender Nathan Murphy, who was actually pushed into retirement in April after ongoing problems. "( Those) seven-figure payouts are actually created to assist take care of the rest of their lifestyles, because in a number of these instances, the gamers aren't capable to benefit a period-- it (possesses a) large influence on their lives," Clark claimed. "A few of these signs and symptoms, our team are actually referring to insomnia, incapability to work, nausea or vomiting, level of sensitivity to light and also to appear. "Nathan Murphy ... have not been able to return to an AFL activity. He hasn't had the capacity to return to the footy as a result of the sound. "He said some times he has a hard time to get out of bed. That is why these major payments are vital, but as our experts claimed, possibly the rug's being taken out at the moment through this considerable change, which is actually a bit of a surprise and also a concern." Signing up with Murphy in being medically resigned this year are Melbourne flag-winner Angus Brayshaw, Western Bulldogs draftee Aidan O'Driscoll and also most recently ex-Collingwood ahead Josh Carmichael. McCartin, Seedsman, Adams and former Hawthorn ruckman Maximum Lynch disconnected the shoes the previous year after relentless concussive effects.