A Dedicated Mental Health Round for the AFL

I have come to know many current and past players from the AFL along my career journey and I have been increasingly expressing the need for more support for players whilst playing and during the 3 ways they exit a club or their career - due to injury, delisting/trade, and retirement. We can do more and we need to. Much love to all and anyone grieving or struggling x

Let’s make this happen

Much overdue, much needed

Please get it done !

So well articulated Tom. This issue needs to be raised as high as the bar will go. Time to really step up AFL.

For too long the AFL has neglected the wellbeing and safety of its players, administrators, spectators and broader communities. Awareness and more importantly change is needed to combat the increasingly tragic situation facing Men in Australia. If the AFL can promote gambling and alcohol at every step, it can find the time to use its platform for real good.

Well done Tom; very well articulated. This issue needs to be in the public spotlight if we're to see more meaningful progress.

Fully support this initiative. Get it done AFL. Hopefully state leagues and amateur competitions can support in unison.

Great work

Fantastic idea. Come on, AFL, please make it happen

love this idea

Well done Tom Boyd showing the leadership the AFL could only dream of.

We need to do more in suicide prevention and awareness. Please, enough is enough

A great initiative and as someone who got made redundant last year who hasn't been able to get a job this resonates.

Yes, yes, yes. This is long overdue. The influence the AFL can have on this is next to none.

I can't believe there isn't already an AFL round dedicated to mental health. Its a national crisis already.

Extremely good idea to raise awareness of mental health issues

Need it, and the discussion that goes with it, now!

A great initiative and a good platform for a younger audience.

We need a mental health round before more people kill themselves!!!