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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n South Sydney captain Cameron Murray has backed calls for a \u201cTry for Jai\u201d initiative to raise awareness of motor neurone disease and to support Rabbitohs teammate Jai Arrow after he was diagnosed with the condition.<\/p>\n The announcement of Arrow\u2019s MND diagnosis, which has resulted in his immediate retirement from the sport, shocked the rugby league community this week. The debilitating disease affects the nerve cells required for movements such as walking, swallowing, talking and breathing.<\/p>\n Former Rabbitohs teammate Tom Burgess – who lost his father to MND – was the first player to float the idea of a themed round to support Arrow. Speaking ahead of a NSW training session on Saturday morning, Murray also backed the concept.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course. We were boycotting [Try July] at the club, not endorsing any betting companies anyway.<\/p>\n \u201cIf the NRL wants to do something like that, and the fans enjoy a little bit more personality when a try is scored than they normally see, if we\u2019re all encouraged to do a little bit there, it\u2019s an awesome initiative to get behind MND research and support Jai like that.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s a great idea.\u201d<\/p>\n Try July was a promotion that ran for six seasons and was backed by Sportsbet, which donated $5000 to various causes, including the players\u2019 hardship fund, for every try scored during the month. Nearly $2 million was raised. The initiative was shelved due to pushback from the clubs, many which have entered into anti-gambling partnerships or are sponsored by rival wagering providers.<\/p>\n Murray, who returned to the Blues fold after missing the series last season through injury, spoke about the impact Arrow\u2019s diagnosis has had on the club and community.<\/p>\n \u201cI won\u2019t speak too much about Jai, but what I will say is that over the last couple of months he\u2019s shown an incredible amount of strength, it\u2019s really unbelievable what he\u2019s been going through,\u201d Murray said.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd the strength that he\u2019s shown in the face of such a cruel disease has been amazing.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s definitely left his mark on rugby league for sure, particularly since he got here in 2021 at the club. He\u2019s left his mark on all of us and we\u2019re all better people for knowing Jai.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re all right behind him and it\u2019s really good to see the support that he\u2019s got throughout the wider rugby league community, and even past that. I think it just speaks about his character and the impact that he\u2019s had on everyone that he\u2019s come into contact with.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no better bloke and we\u2019re all behind him. We all love him, so we\u2019ll be there with him through this fight.<\/p>\n![\"Rabbitohs](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a15e126883929051f0a63bf2ba4feb8b59b644d3.jpeg\")
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