Don't worry fella's - with footy (talking all contact codes - sorry soccor) played at a faster furious pace each year and the prevalence of serious injury and concussions WPH+S and The Litigators will
force them to get padded up and wear helmets.
It's already simmering away in the background with massive amounts of money footy players earn - there's ex-players sooking about getting brain damaged for peanuts in the past. And they've effectively banned the shirt front, the good old hip and shoulder from Aussie Rules and the shoulder charge from League is going the same way.
Gone are the old days. Remember that great old coach John Kennedy's famous quote "injuries above the neck don't count." Break out the netball bibs, boys
Marty