14 March 2013 - AFL experts

With the start of the AFL Premiership season only days away Monash University experts are available to comment on related topics:

Better management of recovery from a concussion in contact sports is needed to minimise long-term effects
Dr Audrey McKinlay, Monash Concussion Clinic
Contact details: +61 488 022 925 or Audrey.McKinlay@monash.edu

Sporting injuries and their prevention
Professor Rod McClure, Monash Injury Research Institute
Contact details: +61 408 378 422 or Rod.McClure@monash.edu 

Can the Bombers be competitive after the drugs probe?
AFL footballers' workload could curtail career length
Julie-Ann Tullberg, School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies
Contact details: +61 409 177 476 or Julie-Ann.Tullberg@monash.edu 

Economics of the AFL and sporting leagues
Dr Ross Booth, Department of Economics
Contact details: +61 488 332 552 or Ross.Booth@monash.edu 

Gambling advertising and sponsorship in sport
Dr Charles Livingstone, Department of Health Social Science
Contact details: +61 407 322 949 or Charles.Livingstone@monash.edu 

Alcohol advertising and sponsorship in sport
Dr Kerry O’Brien, Department of Behavioural Studies
Contact details: +61 415 544 001 or Kerry.O'Brien@monash.edu

AFL's racial and religious vilification laws
Associate Professor Lionel Frost, Department of Economics
Contact details: +61 400 623 808 or Lionel.Frost@monash.edu 

Psychological impact of being an AFL player
Professor Jayashri Kulkarni, Central and Eastern Clinical School
Contact details: +61 3 9276 6924 or Jayashri.Kulkarni@monash.edu 

The increasing relevance of live updates and Twitter interaction among supporters
Associate Professor Brett Hutchins, School of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Contact details: +61 406 603 181 or Brett.Hutchins@monash.edu
or
Dr Andy Ruddock, School of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Contact details: +61 430 127 210 or Andy.Ruddock@monash.edu 

AFL administration and competition development
Dr David Nadel, National Centre for Australian Studies
Contact details: +61 408 990 774 or David.Nadel@monash.edu 

Combining university studies with playing sport at an elite level
Mr Martin Doulton, Monash Sport
Contact details: +61 3 9905 8833 or Martin.Doulton@monash.edu 

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