The concussion-prone Collingwood defender accepted the medical advice to retire at 25 with grace and he emerges with great credit
Nathan Murphy runs out onto the MCG. The Collingwood defender has retired from AFL football on medical advice around concussions.Nathan Murphy runs out onto the MCG. The Collingwood defender has retired from AFL football on medical advice around concussions.
These days, when a footballer retires, they stand in an auditorium before their teammates. There are sniffles and trembles and tortuous pauses. Many now read from the Notes section of their iPhone. But for those who are retiring as a result of concussion, there’s a giant exhale. There’s a life to lead. There’s a world outside football.And there’s solace from those who support and report on the game too. If Murphy had continued playing, it would have been an awful experience watching him.
His former coach Nathan Buckley on Monday spoke of a footballer who took a long time to find his feet, a long time to figure out exactly what sort of player he was. He’d been an excellent cricketer as a junior. He dreamed of opening the batting for Australia. In his fledgling footy years, he was tried further up the field. But it gradually became clear he was a defender through and through.
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