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Western Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy admits he remains unsure if he will ever play again but is gradually feeling "more optimistic" about the prospect.
The champion defender's season was cruelly cut short in the dying seconds of the Dogs' round-three encounter with Hawthorn when he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee.
Murphy immediately knew that his season was over after hearing "that sweet little pop sound."
But whether or not that game against the Hawks will end up being the last of his stellar career remains to be seen.
"I'm not game enough to kind of get too far down the track at the moment," the reigning All-Australian captain told Fox FM on Friday.
"I've decided to take off just little bites at the moment.
"I'm riding the emotional wave a little bit, as was expected, but I think I'm winning the war."
Murphy admitted he considered undergoing LARS surgery but decided to have a traditional reconstruction as that was the more responsible choice.
The 33-year-old likened himself to the "spinning rainbow wheel of death" that is displayed on Apple computers when they stall in the moments after injuring his knee.
"I didn't have enough gigabytes to process the whole thing," Murphy joked.
"It was pretty instant ... it was a pretty crappy moment."
Murphy conceded he would "ache" if the Bulldogs played in a grand final this year without him, but ultimately would be rapt for the team.
"If things worked out and it got to the end of the year and things were going well, of course there would be a bit of an ache there to not to be out there with the boys," he said.
"Some people are footy junkies and I'm a Bulldogs junkie so as long as we get there."
The two-time All-Australian will probably return to the club on Monday in a mentoring capacity.
"I'll get back into the club and try and help out as much as possible and just try and get into routine," he said.
"The idea of disappearing is not something that sits too well with me."
Western Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy admits he remains unsure if he will ever play again but is gradually feeling "more optimistic" about the prospect.
The champion defender's season was cruelly cut short in the dying seconds of the Dogs' round-three encounter with Hawthorn when he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee.
Murphy immediately knew that his season was over after hearing "that sweet little pop sound."
But whether or not that game against the Hawks will end up being the last of his stellar career remains to be seen.
"I'm not game enough to kind of get too far down the track at the moment," the reigning All-Australian captain told Fox FM on Friday.
"I've decided to take off just little bites at the moment.
"I'm riding the emotional wave a little bit, as was expected, but I think I'm winning the war."
Murphy admitted he considered undergoing LARS surgery but decided to have a traditional reconstruction as that was the more responsible choice.
The 33-year-old likened himself to the "spinning rainbow wheel of death" that is displayed on Apple computers when they stall in the moments after injuring his knee.
"I didn't have enough gigabytes to process the whole thing," Murphy joked.
"It was pretty instant ... it was a pretty crappy moment."
Murphy conceded he would "ache" if the Bulldogs played in a grand final this year without him, but ultimately would be rapt for the team.
"If things worked out and it got to the end of the year and things were going well, of course there would be a bit of an ache there to not to be out there with the boys," he said.
"Some people are footy junkies and I'm a Bulldogs junkie so as long as we get there."
The two-time All-Australian will probably return to the club on Monday in a mentoring capacity.
"I'll get back into the club and try and help out as much as possible and just try and get into routine," he said.
"The idea of disappearing is not something that sits too well with me."
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