Gary Ablett Senior - Acquired Brain Injury During Playing Career

[RUNVS]

He still copped a lot of head whacks during his career.
Who knows how many more times he was hit in the head considering over a quarter of his entire career was never filmed.

Not to do with the topic but I wonder who was the first player in the AFL who played 200 or more and all their games were broadcast.

 

[The 747]

Not to do with the topic but I wonder who was the first player in the AFL who played 200 or more and all their games were broadcast.

Fox started in 2001 with football (says the internet), would that have been the first year every game every round was broadcast?

 

[RUNVS]

Fox started in 2001 with football (says the internet), would that have been the first year every game every round was broadcast?

So presumably a player who was drafted in 2000 who didn't have many injuries.

 

[My Tilly]

Not to do with the topic but I wonder who was the first player in the AFL who played 200 or more and all their games were broadcast.

Geelong were not a strong team in the mid 80's. The regular match day replays were rightfully reserved for the likes of Carlton, Hawthorn, Essendon etc.
By the time 1992 had come around, virtually every single game was recorded by the football clubs themselves, and by the AFL.

So presumably a player who was drafted in 2000 who didn't have many injuries.

Much earlier than that.
Players like Koutoufides & Hird you can get their entire careers (full match replays). Including non broadcast matches.