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Nathan Murphy is back at Collingwood training, this time as an assistant coach, after being forced into medical retirement last year. The former Magpies defender’s last AFL game was the 2023 grand final victory over Brisbane, which he was subbed out of early in the game due to a severe concussion.
Nathan Murphy back at Collingwood training. It was his 10th bad head knock in an injury-riddled career that lasted just 57 promising games. Having been examined by the AFL’s concussion panel in December 2023, Murphy took an extended break from the game with the intention of eventually returning to play, but was later given new medical advice that he should call time on his career. On April 16, 2023, the then 24-year-old retired from the AFL, effective immediately.
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