The rule functions similarly to the blood rule, ensuring players undergo proper concussion evaluation without delay. The ...

Club doctors will be given unprecedented powers to stop AFL games if they fear a player ... which acts in a similar manner as the blood rule but for head knocks. The change comes after a series ...

But in the memo to clubs the AFL said it was happy with how the sub rule operated in 2024. The sub can come on in place of another player at any stage of the game for medical or tactical reasons.

How should rotations and the sub rule work in the AFL? Picture: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images. Tom Liberatore of the Bulldogs leaves the field under the blood rule in Round 8.

Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added ... process’ which acts in a similar manner as the blood rule but for head knocks. The change comes after a series ...

The Herald Sun can reveal the league has acted to implement a new ‘HIA removal process’ which acts in a similar manner as the blood rule but for ... will ask the AFL match day manager to ...