EPISODE · Mar 2, 2026 · 33 MIN
#10 - The Legal Loophole Football Leagues Use to Dodge Player Injuries.
from Case In Point · host MINIATURE
Every week, professional athletes break their bodies for our entertainment. So it will come as a huge shock to sports fans how poorly the law protects our sporting heroes.In this episode:How our sporting codes lobbied to carve athletes out of injury protection in the 1970sHow a Carlton player briefly cracked that system open in the 2000s before it slammed shut again, andWhy the concussion crisis gripping the AFL and NRL is forcing a reckoning today.If you're paid to play, and paid to get hurt, why aren't you protected when the damage is done?Guest: Associate Professor Eric Windholz, Monash University Law SchoolCase: Whitehead v Carlton Football Club Ltd [2005] VSC 257Further readingWhy sports stars get less support than other injured workers – and how we can fix it by Eric WindholzProfessional athletes and injury insurance: A better way forward by Eric Windholz🎙️ Case In Point is produced by MINIATURE. Start your expert-led podcast today 👉 www.miniaturecreative.com.au
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Every week, professional athletes break their bodies for our entertainment. So it will come as a huge shock to sports fans how poorly the law protects our sporting heroes.In this episode:How our sporting codes lobbied to carve athletes out of injury protection in the 1970sHow a Carlton player briefly cracked that system open in the 2000s before it slammed shut again, andWhy the concussion crisis gripping the AFL and NRL is forcing a reckoning today.If you're paid to play, and paid to get hurt, why aren't you protected when the damage is done?Guest: Associate Professor Eric Windholz, Monash University Law SchoolCase: Whitehead v Carlton Football Club Ltd [2005] VSC 257Further readingWhy sports stars get less support than other injured workers – and how we can fix it by Eric WindholzProfessional athletes and injury insurance: A better way forward by Eric Windholz🎙️ Case In Point is produced by MINIATURE. Start your expert-led podcast today 👉 www.miniaturecreative.com.au
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#10 - The Legal Loophole Football Leagues Use to Dodge Player Injuries.
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