June 3, 2026 — 12:09pmNRL star Jai Arrow, who recently retired after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, will toss the coin in Monday’s special King’s Birthday clash and tribute to MND ambassador and former Melbourne coach Neale Daniher.Collingwood confirmed on Wednesday that the 30-year-old Arrow had agreed to toss the coin before the game, which is expected to draw upwards of 90,000 people at the MCG – and tens of thousands of blue beanies – in a tribute to Daniher who died last month.South Sydney’s Jai Arrow has retired after being retired with motor neurone disease.Getty ImagesArrow, who played for South Sydney, is involved with Fight MND, the organisation that Daniher founded after his diagnosis 13 years ago, which has raised millions of dollars for research into the crippling disease for which there is no cure.Arrow is not expected to address the players from either team before the match.Arrow’s diagnosis and public acknowledgement of the disease has added to the enormous groundswell from the AFL community around Daniher, bringing Australia’s other major winter code into the cause of combating MND.More to comeFrom our partners