The AFL has released a statement condemning Port Adelaide’s actions, after the club failed to conduct a SCAT5 test on defender Aliir Aliir after his collision with teammate Lachie Jones in Saturday night’s showdown against Adelaide.
The league has issued the club a “please explain”, after no SCAT5 test was undertaken under the Head Injury Assessment protocols.
It comes as Port Adelaide also released a statement on Monday evening, taking responsibility for their inaction to protect Aliir during the game.
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“Jones passed SCAT5 testing immediately after the second quarter incident, while Aliir was tested after the match with a similar result. However, both have since presented with symptoms consistent with concussion,” the club’s statement said.
Club doctor Mark Fisher explained Aliir should have been tested “immediately following the collision”.
“Lachie (Jones) was tested during the game and after it, then again on Sunday. We have continued to monitor him and after further testing this morning he has entered the concussion protocols out of an abundance of caution,” Fisher said.
“Like Lachie, Aliir’s condition was the subject of testing both on Saturday night after the game and since.
“However, upon reviewing the vision of the incident again, Aliir should have undergone SCAT testing at the time immediately following the collision.”
Aliir has now entered AFL concussion protocols alongside Jones, with both to miss the club’s match against Geelong on Saturday night.
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