Geelong also issued a statement, saying they would remove the waiver from the contract. "The club was not attempting to vary the terms of the AFL standard playing contract, or attempting to avoid its responsibilities under health and safety laws," the Geelong statement read. New AFL Commission chair Craig Drummond was the president of the Geelong board when the deal was struck. Drummond was not mentioned in the AFL statement. Multiple AFL players, including former Melbourne star Angus Brayshaw, champion West Coast defender Jeremy McGovern and former No.1 pick Paddy McCartin, were forced into retirement due to repeated concussions.