Headaches, migraines, anxiety. Nathan Murphy opens up about his immediate retirement from football after suffering concussion in last year’s grand final.
Months after he suffered a concussion in the first quarter of the 2023 grand final, Collingwood defender Nathan Murphy was still battling to overcome headaches, migraines and anxiety.Nathan Murphy’s family sit in front of his locker after he announced his retirement.
He was also in constant dialogue with club doctor Ruben Branson before the fateful meeting with the AFL’s concussion panel on Saturday, where the decision was mutually reached for the Magpie to hang up his boots. But he knew as the season drew nearer that it was going to be impossible to reduce the risk of further head knocks to an acceptable level and admitted he was “not in the right frame of mind” to restart his career.
“I don’t think I would have honestly got a game if I didn’t play the way I did. I was a guy who couldn’t really kick and handball the football so I had to do this stuff to get in the team,” Murphy said. Murphy is the second AFL player to retire prematurely after being concussed in last year’s finals series, without having played another game. Melbourne’s Brayshaw retired in February on medical advice, five months after being knocked out in the qualifying final. Murphy said Brayshaw’s decision did not influence his case.
The Magpie will be eligible for a career-ending injury payout and the Magpies have also agreed to financial terms with Murphy who was potentially going to sign a multi-year deal before the latest concussion.
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