Jake Kolodjashnij has identified himself as the Geelong player who secretly signed a concussion waiver without the AFL or AFL Players’ Association’s knowledge. “I want to thank my family, the AFLPA, my manager, my teammates and the football club for their support over the past 24 hours. Jake Kolodjashnij has identified himself as the player who signed the secret concussion waiver. Little more than an hour before Kolodjashnij’s statement, Geelong CEO Steve Hocking said the then-unnamed player wanted to remain anonymous. “The player’s been through a lot already, and we’re mindful of that as a football club,” he said.