John Murphy

This is the player profile for John Murphy, born in 1949. He played for Fitzroy, South Melbourne and North Melbourne in the VFL/AFL. Murphy also coached Box Hill.

Not to be confused with:
John Patrick Murphy (a.k.a. Jack Murphy) (b. 01/02/1918) - Collingwood
John P. Murphy (b. 12/01/1945) - Sturt and South Melbourne

Player Details

Name: John Murphy
DOB: 20/11/1949
Height: 183cm
Weight: 83kg

Player History

VFL/AFL History: (1967-1980) - 246 matches, 374 goals

Fitzroy (1967-1977) - 214 matches, 326 goals
South Melbourne (1978-1979) - 23 matches, 40 goals
North Melbourne (1979-1980) - 9 matches, 8 goals

Player Accolades

VFL/AFL Accolades:

Fitzroy (1967-1977)
- 214 matches played for Fitzroy in the VFL/AFL, with 92 as captain
- Team captain for Fitzroy (1974-1977) in the VFL/AFL
South Melbourne (1978-1979)
- 23 matches played for South Melbourne in the VFL/AFL
North Melbourne (1979-1980)
- 9 matches played for North Melbourne in the VFL/AFL

Season History

Season	Premiership	Team	Matches	Goals	Rounds
1967	VFL Season	Fitzroy	18	8	R01-18
1968	VFL Season	Fitzroy	20	20	R01-20
1969	VFL Season	Fitzroy	20	28	R01-20
1970	VFL Season	Fitzroy	22	44	R01-22
1971	VFL Season	Fitzroy	21	47	R01-15, R17-22
1972	VFL Season	Fitzroy	21	29	R01-11, R13-22
1973	VFL Season	Fitzroy	22	33	R01-22
1974	VFL Season	Fitzroy	16	23	R01-08, R10-12, R16, R19-22
1975	VFL Season	Fitzroy	13	27	R01-05, R10, R12, R17-22
1976	VFL Season	Fitzroy	19	35	R01-04, R07-20, R22
1977	VFL Season	Fitzroy	22	32	R01-22
1978	VFL Season	South Melbourne	16	31	R05-17, R20-22
1979	VFL Season	North Melbourne	6	5	R12, R15-16, R19, R21, QF
1979	VFL Season	South Melbourne	7	9	R01-03, R06-09
1980	VFL Season	North Melbourne	3	3	R05-06, R12

Captain History

The season history for match day captaincy.

Season	Premiership	Team	Matches	Rounds
1973	VFL Season	Fitzroy	22	R01-22
1974	VFL Season	Fitzroy	16	R01-08, R10-12, R16, R19-22
1975	VFL Season	Fitzroy	13	R01-05, R10, R12, R17-22
1976	VFL Season	Fitzroy	19	R01-04, R07-20, R22
1977	VFL Season	Fitzroy	22	R01-22

Leadership History

The season history for team leadership positions.

Season	Premiership	Team	Position	Matches	Rounds
1974	VFL Season	Fitzroy	Captain	22	R01-22
1975	VFL Season	Fitzroy	Captain	22	R01-22
1976	VFL Season	Fitzroy	Captain	22	R01-22
1977	VFL Season	Fitzroy	Captain	22	R01-22

Links

The information provided on this site does not necessarily align with the official record. The purpose of this site is to present its author's attempt to amalgamate a variety of sources of information on the VFL/AFL, VFA/VFL, SANFL, WAFL, TSL and other competitions to provide its users a unified view of the people (e.g. players, coaches, draftees and umpires), places, events (e.g. matches, drafts and awards) and other entities that have contributed to the rich history of Australian rules football.