Robert Gill

So I'm not sure what the situation was there, but it did seem that during play, there were times where players decided not to move the ball towards Elijah with a kick or a hand pass, but to bypass him.

And whether that was a recognition that he wasn't quite on or

He wasn't quite there at 100% for the game or whether that was just coincidental.

I'm not sure.

Yes, I think there's definitely going to be a lot of attention paid to it.

I think there will be a lot of discussion.

There'll be people that will discuss what the right protocol should be now before a game.

Policies will be developed and implemented that state this should be done before a game.

It's kind of things that are unwritten rules that clubs implement before a game.

But now the AFL will

I think will need to come out and boldly state this is what we expect from our clubs.

And if they don't follow this process, then, you know, there might be penalties that are imposed on clubs, not only from a physical sense, but obviously now from a mental health point of view.

It appears to be that that culture still exists.

There are many players, you've just got to look at head knocks and how some players will say, no, I'm okay, leave me to stay on.

But the AFL has implemented that they must be taken off and tested, which I think is a good thing.

I do believe that that kind of attitude amongst male professional sports people is dissipating somewhat.

I believe that the awareness has been raised, particularly around mental health, that, you know, it is something that's real and a lot of people suffer from it and that it is something that you as an individual should be aware of could happen to yourself and that it is not a weak thing

or it's not a bad thing that you need to seek support should you not be feeling 100% mentally.

Is that something in the broader society?

Yes.