Collingwood premiership player Nathan Murphy still doesn’t know when he’ll return to football as he continues his recovery from a string of concussions.

The 24-year-old suffered his latest head knock during last year’s AFL grand final and has been wrapped in cotton wool ever since.

In December, Murphy was given the all clear by doctors to continue his career in the sport despite having suffered at least 10 known concussions since making his AFL debut.

But on the eve of the season, he was ruled out indefinitely and put on a modified training program.

He continues to train with the club, but there is still no timeframe on when he will be cleared to return.

“We’ve never put a timeframe on this, because this process isn’t just a straight linear process,” he told 7NEWS.

“There’s always going to be up and down weeks so we’re just judging week by week.

“The club’s been looking after me fitness wise and I’m in a really good spot that when that time is right (I’ll be ready).”

Murphy has been seeing a neurorehabilitation chiropractor to help with his recovery.

He said his symptoms “have been really good” but still needs to clear one final hurdle around his mindset.

“It’s definitely the mindset and continuing that there’s no bumps in that mindset,” he said.

“I just need a couple-week block where I feel really good … Fitness wise I’m all good, just being able to make sure I can get back to playing the way I was … it’s probably just a mindset thing.”

Murphy also said he will get regular brain scans after seeing Melbourne premiership player and family friend Angus Brayshaw forced into retirement two months ago, and he is already preparing for what life will look like after his AFL career.

“For me as a person I’ve always been one to think about the future off the field, and so that’s always in the back of my mind,” he said.

“The Gus thing — probably did make me go and get a head scan but I think I’ll make that a regular thing now and I think we do that with all these other injuries but when it comes to the head for some reason I just don’t think people do it … a lot of people who experience concussions should as well.

“For me, the future’s always in the back of my mind — I’ve been a guy that’s done uni since my second year and I’ve got other things outside football.

“I’m grateful and fortunate for the position I’m in, but there’s going to be a time in my career when football is going to be done and I need to move onto those things.

“The confidence (to return to to playing) is still there, but it’s just being able to adjust the technique so I can play the game longer.”

Murphy is an ambassador for the greyhound adoption program.