sr36
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I do wonder if he is medically cleared to play cricket (I know he was asked at the presser)
Massive marketing opportunity for Cricket Australia to see if Murph is still interested and good enough to play at that level of cricket. He's only 24 so would have a very long career ahead in cricket
I couldn't give two sh*ts about cricket but I know I'd watch most times he's playing so I can only assume most passionate Collingwood supporters would watch and if they can capture even 5% of those people as permanent cricket fans they'd be rapt
Medically cleared is the wrong way of looking at it. Medically cleared is the default. The reality is that unless the AFL have clear parameters regarding concussion retirments or there is clear clinical evidence regarding brain function, the medical community aren't going to ban someone - they're only going to give advice.
The other factors are that Murphy played Under 19s for Victoria - he wasn't selected for Australian under 19s - state under 19s is absolutely miles off international cricket, plus I'm pretty confident that a doctor advising Murphy of the risks of footy in his position would also be advising him of the risks of cricket in his position.
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