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Shane Tuck was suffering from a degenerative brain disease before his death
The 38-year-old AFL star died July 2020 and his brain was donated for research
Tuck played 173 games for Richmond between 2004 and 2013, kicking 74 goals
He is the third AFL player diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Post-mortem revealed the worst case of CTE ever diagnosed in a VFL-AFL player
Father Michael Tuck opens up about the last few moments he spent with his son
Tuck s family agreed to donate his brain to the Brain Bank and on Saturday morning it was revealed the AFL star battled stage three CTE - which can only be diagnosed after death. It s the worst case I ve seen so far, neuropathologist professor Michael Buckland told The Age. It was actually quite shocking, the degree of disease he had. CTE was also found post-mortem in AFL greats Polly Farmer and Danny Frawley. Those cases span three generations of players, Buckland said. What s disturbing is that the worst case is the most recent, and also the youngest. A disappointed Shane Tuck after playing his last game for the Tigers.