The South West Sports Trainers Association - who is working to raise awareness and education around concussion management in sport - drew almost 90 people to its inaugural concussion forum on Saturday.

The forum - which featured AFL chief medical officer Peter Harcourt - touched on the science behind brain injuries as well as personal stories.

Former Nirranda coach Shane Quick, club doctor Phillip Hall, boxing coach Rodney Ryan, Nick O'Sullivan, Chris Meade, and mother-and-son Tina and Nathan Parsons also spoke.

SWSTA vice-president Pauline Lourey-Templar said the event was a roaring success.

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"We only expected about 50 people but we managed to get 87, which was fantastic," she said.

Lourey-Templar said the association's "proactive committee" worked hard to continually educate its members.

She said trainers across the south-west were well-equipped with knowledge leading into the 2020 season.

"We usually have a guest speaker come down once a month - leading health professionals and experts - to make our trainers aware of things like asthma, diabetes and concussion," Lourey-Templar said.

"We're pretty chuffed with how things are going."

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