Coroner examining Danny Frawley's death urges AFL players to donate brains to science By Hilary Whiteman TueTuesday 23 updated TueTuesday 23 Danny Frawley coached Richmond Football Club from 2000 to 2004. ( Print text only Cancel A Victorian coroner has recommended AFL players be encouraged to donate their brains to science to further researchers' understanding of the brain disease CTE. Key points: He is one of a number of former players diagnosed with brain disease CTE There is a lack of research into the brain disease, partly because it can only be diagnosed after death Victorian Coroner Paresa Spanos made the recommendation after investigating the death of AFL great Danny Frawley, who died at 56 in a car crash in September 2019.