Laurie Murphy

Laurie Murphy
Personal information
Full name Laurence J. B. Murphy
Date of birth 10 September 1899
Date of death 20 July 1980(1980-07-20) (aged 80)
Original team(s) Ivanhoe
Height/Weight 183 cm / 83 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1921-1926
1928-1929
Total		 Collingwood
North Melbourne		 78 (14)
15 0(3)
93 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1929 season.

Laurie Murphy (10 September 1899 – 20 July 1980)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Recruited out of the Diamond Valley, Murphy was both a defender and follower. Murphy appeared in Collingwood's losing 1922 VFL Grand Final and 1925 VFL Grand Final sides.[2] He represented Victoria three times.[3] Murphy was coach of the Warrnambool Football Club in 1930.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Laurie Murphy". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ↑ AFL Tables: Laurie Murphy
  3. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  4. ↑ Alexandra and Yea Standard,"Waranga-North-Eastern Association", 9 May 1930, p. 2


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