> The question is, is it a worse problem than in American football? That's a relevant question, but the post that sparked this exchange talked about the imposs

> The question is, is it a worse problem than in American football? That's a relevant question, but the post that sparked this exchange talked about the impossibility of 'concussion free football', and said that 'concussion won't go away'. To the extent that rugby or Australian rules are useful comparisons here, they definitely cause enough concussions to support that point (and not just in a pedantic, >0 way -- it's a big problem in both sports).