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Geelong coach Chris Scott has faced questioning as to why defender Jake Kolodjashnij has been ruled out of selection at the AFL or VFL level this weekend. It comes as the cats face scrutiny over a concussion waiver signed by Kolodjashnij two years ago.

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00:02Jake Collegesney won't be available this week. Whether it's due to injury, form or in the wake of the concussion
00:07scandal is unknown, even to the coach.
00:10I'm just not informed as to the actual reason. It just gets fed back to me that he's unavailable.
00:17So, I'm sure others know the reasons, but has the club communicated that?
00:21No, it's just that he can't.
00:23Okay, right, yeah. Sorry, I can't help. I'm sure that there are people that can, but it's just not part
00:28of my remit.
00:29Collegesney signed a waiver two years ago, which meant he would assume all responsibility for any future head trauma.
00:35It wasn't cleared by the AFL or AFLPA. And when it came to light last Thursday, the club moved to
00:41remove it.
00:42Chris Scott hasn't confirmed whether or not he's had a conversation with the player this week and chose to keep
00:47that private.
00:47The AFL Commission has hired an independent legal counsel to help determine the outcome of the probe.
00:53I mean, we're all fallible. Despite what anyone says, we never said we were perfect.
00:57We never set ourselves up to be some cultural icon. We know what is important to us.
01:05And maybe, if I extend that even a little bit further, I think we have an understanding of how we're
01:10slightly different to other clubs.
01:13But no one should interpret that as us thinking we're better than anyone else.
01:17Collegesney didn't train today. While he and the club await the outcome of that probe, what is less certain is
01:23the 30 year old's future.
01:24He's due to come out of contract at the end of this season.
01:26Let's start now!
01:27I'm trying to expand now.
01:27Watch the proper way of the training as I'm thinking.
01:28You
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