Life After Football
Merrett now lives on the Gold Coast, Queensland, where he operates a post office. He also provides special comments for ABC Radio broadcasts of Brisbane Lions home matches.
The Brisbane Lions' award for their best-and-fairest player over a season, the Merrett-Murray Medal, is part-named after him.
For 2009 AFLQ season, Merrett was part-time assistant coach for AFLQ power house, Southport Sharks.
On 18 January 2011, Merrett suffered a stroke, thought to be related to a hereditary heart condition.
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