St Kilda champion Nick Riewoldt praises Nathan Murphy and Angus Brayshaw for being 'pioneers' of an era where players put their health and wellbeing first.
St Kilda legend Nick Riewoldt has shed light on what he believes would have been an "agonising" decision from Nathan Murphy to retire due to concussion issues, praising the former Collingwood defender for the call.after getting advice from the AFL 's medical concussion panel on a head knock he suffered in last year's grand final.
"Hopefully more that message starts ringing through. So, the conversations we're having around contesting the footy headfirst start to become less relevant and important because players are just adapting."He retired in 2017 as the all-time marks leader in VFL/AFL history, and perhaps his most famous mark was an example of his unrelenting attack on the football.
"Credit to them because it's a brave call and they should be applauded for being pioneers of this sort of self-preservation movement if you like."
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