The health and wellbeing of professional footballers are vital concerns of the PFA. These concerns are amplified by the nature of a career as a professional footballer, which is precarious, short term and one of constant transition.

For the continued growth and success of Australian football, protecting the health and safety of the players is essential. As with all employees, players are entitled to a workplace, which is free from any unreasonable risk to their health and safety.

To ensure players are provided with this the PFA has established a number of monitoring systems and through collective bargaining with Football Australia (FA) implemented a number of policies.

These policies include Minimum Medical Standards for the A-League Men and A-League Women, Income Protection Policy, Career Ending Insurance, Member Protection Policy, FA Concussion and Heat Policy, and PFA Match Scheduling Policy.

In line with the PFA’s commitment to providing policy leadership to ensure Australian football is the best governed football nation in the world, is internationally competitive on and off the field and is a central part of Australian culture, ‘The PFA Post’ analyses issues impacting Australian football.