Australian rules footballer
| David Murphy | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1962-08-23) 23 August 1962 (age 62) | ||
| Place of birth | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Finley, Turvey Park (Riverina Football League) | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1984–1993 | Sydney | 156 (92) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
David Murphy (born 23 August 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Murphy, a pacy wingman, partnered Greg Williams in the Swans' midfield during the late 1980s. He represented Victoria and New South Wales in State of Origin and earned All-Australian selection for his performance in the 1988 Bicentennial Carnival in Adelaide.
When questioned about this for Inside Football, Murphy stated, "But it's true about me never living in Victoria. I wore the Big V, but never once lived anywhere but in New South Wales."
Murphy's early youth was spent in Finley, but he moved to the Wagga Wagga suburb of Turvey Park, thereby allowing the Swans to recruit him.
In 2003 Murphy was selected on the wing in the Swans' official 'Team of the Century'.
References
- Inside Football "Where Are They Now" 22 April 1998.
External links
- David Murphy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
| Sydney Swans: Team of the Century | |
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| Full-back | |
| Half-back | |
| Centre | |
| Half-forward | |
| Full-forward | |
| Ruck | |
| Interchange | |
| Coach | |
| 1988 All-Australian team · Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival | |
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| New South Wales | |
| Northern Territory | |
| South Australia |
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| Victoria | |
| Western Australia | |
| ← 1987 1991 → | |
| New South Wales squad – 1988 Bicentennial State of Origin Carnival (Australian rules football) | |
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| Semi-Final: South Australia 12.8 (80) defeated New South Wales 8.11 (59), at Football Park, 3 March 1988 3rd Play-Off: New South Wales 10.8 (68) defeated Western Australia 9.12 (66), at Football Park, 5 March 1988 | |
| Coach: Hafey |
| Victorian team – 1989 State of Origin | |
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| Victoria 19.12 (126) defeated Western Australia 10.12 (72), at the WACA Ground, 16 May 1989, crowd: 20,993 Victoria 22.17 (149) defeated South Australia 9.9 (63), at the MCG, 1 July 1989, crowd: 91,960 | |
| Both games | |
| vs. Western Australia | |
| vs. South Australia | |
| Coach: Goggin | |
| New South Wales-ACT team – 1993 State of Origin (Australian rules football) | |
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| Victoria 19.16 (130) defeated New South Wales-ACT 8.17 (65), at the MCG, 1 June 1993, crowd: 22,409 | |
| New South Wales | |
| Australian Capital Territory | |
| Coach: T. Daniher (NSW) | |