Nick's Collingwood Bulletin Board

Tough decision but seems to be the correct one
Better an ex player than a vegetable
Hope you fully recover

The welfare of any individual is always more important than any collective goal in sport.

I am saddened that we have lost another 'heart and soul' player, but relieved that we will not have to worry about a Premiership hero compromising his future health and well-being every time he takes the field for the Magies.

Agree that his are big shoes to fill, but Murphy (and perhaps the club medicos and coaching staff) have made a call that is 100% correct.

Hopefully, he can be retained and retrained in some other capacity at Collingwood- he would be awesome as a mentor for the sons and daughters of former Pies players.

Sad for him to retire in this way but definitely the correct decision.

All the best to Murph!!!

Murph the Magnificent, always!

Very sad, but the right decision. There is much more to life than football.

I was quite certain this would happen after his GF concussion. Like Paddy McCartin from Sydney he'd just had one too many in his career.

Good luck son. You will always be a Premiership player!

Crying my eyes out, even though we saw it coming.

Going to miss his smile, his never ending work ethic, crashing through,

hopefully we get a farewell lap this Saturday,

A Champion, A Premiership player, better yet, a Collingwood premiership Player. We salute you Nathan, thanks for the memories and all the best for what comes next xx

It seemed a bit inevitable but really sad for it to come to this.
I totally agree with others here, his health must come first.
Hopefully the club can find a role for him - he seems like a great team person.

The team won’t be the same without him, but I’m glad he’s looking out for his health and future. Will always look back on his career and his unbelievable on-field courage fondly.

Congratulations on your time at the Pies! You will always be a Premiership player. You have been courageous in the way you played the game. Perhaps too much at times but that is why we loved you.

I think you have made the right decision. You are a long time out of football and your future health is important.

I wish you all the very best mate and thank you.

Go Pies!

This is really sad news.I hate to see him retire at such a young age.But he must think of his long term health,and I think he has made the right decision regarding that.

All the best on your retirement Nathan.You are a star and a Collingwood premiership player to boot!Well done!

Worst case scenario comes to bare
Good luck Murph hope you find something to fill the void
Your health is much more important than any game of football

Very sad for him. I am also pleased that these days we recognise the problem and can avoid a far worse outcome.

His contract expires I believe end of 24, with the midseason draft coming up in a couple of months or so, the club may have financially assisted him to make his announcement earlier than he may have otherwise. I don't mean to sound insensitive.

On field, Frampton has filled the breach, but of course, we also lost a quality player on our list.

Nathan Murphy always a premiership hero. His never say die attitude made him one of my favorites. All the best for the future Nathan.

I'm sad to hear of Nathan Murphy's medical forced retirement. He was a great part of Collingwoods premiership defense team last year and has always played the game in a terrific spirit and with enormous courage.
It should never be forgotten that Murphy was a very talented sportsman and I remember Nathan Buckley commenting on his initial selection to the team in 2018 when he said that Murphy had been pitted against Degoey at a training drill and held his own against one of the inform players in the league at that time.
Murphy's selfless playing of backing up his fellow defenders helped make Moore and Howe better players in being confident that Murphy could back them up if they took an agressive run at the incoming ball coming into our defensive half. He developed into being a very strong and competive interception marker of the ball as well as Moore and Howe.
A very underated player from a premiership team.
At least his retirement will allow Collingwood to open a spot on our list to potentially recruit some new talent into the AFL list. e.g. Ned Long?

Premiership-winning footy star Nathan Murphy is forced to retire aged just 24 - here's why the AFL should be VERY worried.
Murphy is the sixth AFL player to retire due to the effects of concussion in a 12-month period

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/afl/a ... d-AFL.html