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West Coast midfielder Luke Shuey says the serious spinal injury suffered by a 21-year-old footballer has been another alarming wake-up call to AFL players.East Perth footballer Beau Chatley underwent emergency surgery after suffering serious damage to his neck and spine during a WAFL reserves match on Saturday.There are fears Chatley has suffered permanent spinal injuries after landing on the back of his head following a strong tackle.Chatley was unable to brace himself for impact because the bottom of his jumper got stuck over his head as he was being slung in the tackle.Mitchell Antonio, the West Perth player who laid the tackle, has been referred to the WAFL Tribunal after being charged with careless conduct.Shuey says the games clampdown on head-high tackles and shirtfronts has made Australian Rules Football safer than ever before.But he said the chance of suffering neck and spinal injuries still remained a big concern.Its quite alarming, especially as a player, Shuey said.You dont think about it on game day. But when this stuff happens, it certainly is a wake-up call.I dont know what more the AFL or the football community can do to stop it.We keep bringing in new rules to stop head-high bumping and harsher penalties for head-high bumping. I think the games doing a lot to protect players.But unfortunately, unlucky things like the incident on the weekend, were seeing maybe one or two a year at the moment. So its sad.Chatley is now breathing unassisted after being taken off the respirator on Sunday night.He ate some food on Monday morning for the first time since suffering the injury, and there has also been some slight movement in his right hand.Footscrays Neil Sachse became a quadriplegic after an accidental clash during a game in 1975.Shuey said his thoughts are with Chatley and his family.Its extremely sad. But it gives you a great perspective on things, Shuey said. Lassana Diarra France Jersey . All of the scoring came in the final 20:04. 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The CEO of next years Rugby League World Cup has surprisingly resigned amid reports he had fallen out with Penrith CEO Corey Payne over the tournaments NSW snub.Michael Brown stepped down on Friday as 2017 Rugby League World Cup boss and also resigned as NRL chief commercial officer, blaming stress.Brown - who was appointed in June - made the shock call just three days after he unveiled the tournament draw in Brisbane.The task of taking on two such senior roles - especially away from my home town of Melbourne - has been particularly stressful, he said in a statement.However, Brown reportedly quit after a stoush with Payne over the tournaments schedule.News Corp Australia reports Brown left a scathing text message on Paynes phone following the scheduling criticism from the Panthers CEO.NSW host just two of the tournaments 28 games - two of minnows Lebanons pool matches at Sydneys ANZ Stadium.Brown said at the tournament draw launch that the NSW government failed to come to the party financially and so the state was largely overlooked in the schedule.Even AFL-mad Darwin will host a quarter-final after NSW government disinterest.But Payne slammed organisers over the World Cup draw in an open letter to Panthers members on Tuesday night on the NRL clubs website.ddddddddddddHe said it was mind boggling that organisers did not allocate a World Cup game in western Sydney.I am extremely disappointed that we have been snubbed by the NRL for commercial reasons, he wrote.It is a real shame that the NRL cannot see the opportunity out here in the west.If they cannot make World Cup games commercially viable in western Sydney, then I must be living on the moon - western Sydney deserves better.NRL CEO Todd Greenberg and World Cup chairman George Peponis said they understood Browns position and accepted his resignation.RLWC chief operating officer Maria Sykes will be interim CEO.The NRLs head of commercial Andrew Abdo will report directly to Greenberg.The World Cup preparations are well advanced and I am very confident the foundations are in place for a successful tournament, Brown said.The NRL has also put together a strong commercial team to take the game forward so this is an appropriate time to step aside. 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