Hmm, interesting question. I just did a quick google search, to see if there were any studies that actually statistically analyzed concussion risk by position. I couldn't find any. Which means either of two things. One: there isn't any, or two; there is, but it was beyond me to find them. Both options are probably just as likely, but if there are any, goswannies is much more likely to know about them than me.
I can make a few semi-educated guesses. I suspect that midfielders have the most concussion risk. Firstly through a numbers thing. That is, concussions are often caused by accidents in contests, so, since midfielders are usually involved in more contests, there should be a slightly higher risk of them being concussed. Also, they're encouraged to not back off when trying to win a contested ball, so that can mean that their heads are in places where they're likely to be whacked. In regards to defenders vs forwards, it's probably much of a muchness. Maybe a forward is more likely to cop a whack to the head, from a defender "making him earn it". Maybe a defender is more likely to get crunched, when filling the space in front of a leading forward. But I suspect that most concussions are caused, by things like accidental head clashes, stray arms in the contest, or falling awkwardly in a marking contest and hitting your head on the way down. And it's probably likely, that the chances of one of those things happening to a forward or a defender are much the same.
So, I guess I'm saying, that I don't really know, but it's probably about even.
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