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Australian rules footballer
| John Murphy | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John P. Murphy | ||
| Date of birth | (1945-01-12) 12 January 1945 (age 80) | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck-rover | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1962–1968, 1974–1976 | Sturt | 205 | |
| 1970–1973 | South Melbourne | 58 (21) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John P. Murphy (born 12 January 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1970s.
A ruck-rover, he spent four seasons at South Melbourne after sitting out of football in 1969 while he awaited a clearance. When Murphy made his debut in the opening round of the 1970 season against Melbourne at Lake Oval, he was one of a group of five making their first appearances, including Gary Brice and Ricky Quade. He finished with 58 games and returned to his original club, Sturt, in 1974.
He represented South Australia at the 1966 Hobart Carnival and played a total of five games for his state over the course of his career. At Sturt he was a member of five premiership teams, the three-peat of 1966 to 1968 as well as 1974 and 1976.
His father Jack was a Copeland Trophy winner at Collingwood.
References
- John P. Murphy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- John P. Murphy at AustralianFootball.com
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
| Sturt Football Club • 1966 SANFL premiers | |
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| Sturt 16.16 (112) defeated Port Adelaide 8.8 (56), at Adelaide Oval, crowd: 59,417 | |
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| Sturt 13.10 (88) defeated Port Adelaide 10.17 (77), at Adelaide Oval, crowd: 58,849 | |
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| Sturt Football Club • 1968 SANFL premiers | |
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| Sturt 12.18 (90) defeated Port Adelaide 9.9 (63), at Adelaide Oval, crowd: 57,811 | |
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| Sturt Football Club • 1974 SANFL premiers | |
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| Sturt 9.16 (70) defeated Glenelg 8.7 (55), at Football Park, crowd: 58,113 | |
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| Sturt Football Club • 1976 SANFL premiers | |
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| Sturt 17.14 (116) defeated Port Adelaide 10.15 (75), at Football Park, crowd: 66,897 | |
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| South Australian team – 1966 Interstate Carnival | |
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| Victoria (VFL) 16.23 (119) defeated South Australia 7.9 (51), at North Hobart Oval, 11 June 1966, crowd: 23,764 Western Australia 13.11 (89) defeated South Australia 10.14 (74), at North Hobart Oval, 13 June 1966, crowd: 13,969 South Australia 21.20 (146) defeated Victoria (VFA) 9.11 (65), at North Hobart Oval, 16 June 1966, crowd: 10,199 South Australia 14.7 (91) defeated Tasmania 9.13 (67), at North Hobart Oval, 18 June 1966, crowd: 23,368 | |
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