‘Devastated’ Angus Brayshaw retires from AFL due to concussion

Demons premiership player calls time on career at age of 28Tiny changes detected in his brain during off-season

Microscopic changes in the brain of Melbourne’s AFL premiership-winning player Angus Brayshaw following a concussion last season has forced him to retire from the sport at the age of 28.

The West Australian was knocked unconscious in September’s qualifying final by a mistimed smother from Collingwood defender Brayden Maynard, for which the Pies player avoided suspension.

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