00:00 with medical experts and it was a recent highly specialised scan result the club
00:08 says that revealed microscopic changes in Angus's brain that developed since
00:14 that concussion in September and it was based on those results Ruby that Brayshaw
00:20 has been medically retired that was the advice from the experts to Brayshaw and
00:26 indeed he has taken up that advice and decided that he needs to stop playing
00:32 football immediately such disappointing news for him and this issue of
00:36 concussion has been in the sporting spotlight for some time Tom what of
00:40 Angus and the club had to say about this the club has released a statement this
00:47 morning and it has a number of comments here from Angus the one that stands out
00:54 is he says I'm devastated that I can no longer play the game that I love but I
00:59 respect the verdict of the medical professionals and the importance of
01:02 putting my health before my career Ruby Angus goes on to say that concussion as
01:08 you highlight is a massive issue facing our game I hope from this Angus says a
01:14 terrible result for me personally but that there'll be some positive outcomes
01:18 for the future of player safety indeed it will continue to be an issue for the
01:24 AFL and other major sporting codes and Melbourne for its sake has thanked Angus
01:30 and paid tribute to the person he is and the person he was on the field and off
01:38 the field a very courageous player known for a selfless acts on the field as a
01:44 midfielder of course he won a premiership a couple of years ago in
01:47 2021 but they say most of all that Angus was a terrific human being so those
01:53 tributes from Melbourne for Angus Brayshaw this morning but devastating
01:57 news for someone who's just 28
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