When the final whistle blows on a heavy pitch, the real toll begins. I spent...

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When the final whistle blows on a heavy pitch, the real toll begins. I spent nine years mixing warehouse shifts with brutal tackles. It wrecks the body in ways highlights miss. Here is the reality of the long-term strain every part-timer knows.