Past 3. Marc Murphy

[Aphrodite]

Big Congrats to Marc for taking out our B&F last night.

Murph had a great year and it was well rewarded with his first John Nicholls medal and i have the feeling there is many more to come.

http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/124625/default.aspx

A Brownlow awaits in the not too distant future Chism.

I hope he gets more 3 votes next year instead of so many 1's this year.

Congratulations to Murph on an outstanding year.

Well deserved winner of the John Nicholls medal.

 

[zeeCFC]

Stellar season, played at an elite level both as an inside and outside mid. He just seems supremely confident in his ability and you still feel he hasn't reached his full potential!

 

[blues4flag]

Re: 2011 Player Review - BF wants you!

3. Marc Murphy
After an injury interrupted 2010, Murphy surpassed his 2009 brilliance that saw him finish in the All Australian squad by earning his first All Australian jumper. While no star shines as bright as Judd’s cranium on a good day, Murphy’s consistency was a sight to behold, polling in 22 of 24 games in the club best and fairest. He won the award by a substantial 209 votes over his skipper. He polled in 12 of 22 games in the Brownlow Medal. He is the only player in history to poll in so many games and not finish in the top 5 of the Brownlow (bar 76 and 77, when both umpires awarded votes), and also holds the record for the most number of 1 votes in a season, with 8.

His 2010 season was compromised by a niggling groin injury that saw him regularly miss training sessions for the first 14 rounds of the season, however a full preseason showed us just how good a player Murphy could be. Fully fit, Murphy emerged as one of the competition's hardest working midfielders, regularly driving his opponents to exhaustion through sheer gut running. While not a bash-and-crash midfielder, a harder edge saw him more effective in the clearances, while elite agility and an ability to come to screeching halt saw him maneuver his way out of congestion with consummate ease. His class around goals was a highlight, and while there were some costly misses in the losing semi final, he is the team's most reliable shot on goal while on the run. He managed 22 goals for the season, at an average of just under 1 goal a game. While in his early seasons his disposal was only solid, he has developed into one of the game's most reliable midfielders, quick by hand and accurate by foot. The combination of his inside and outside games makes him one of the most well rounded midfielders in the competition, bettered perhaps by only Gary Ablett, marred only by a lack of marking prowess.

Best Game
While Murphy played more great games than any other player at the club this season, when considering his best it is impossible to go past the elimination final vs. Essendon. In front of an insatiable crowd of over 90,000, dominated by the parochial Carlton faithful as the Blues jumped out to a 6 goal lead in the second quarter, the man of modest stature towered above every other player on the field. While brilliant all season, his form leading into the finals was a bit down on his usual standards, but as champions do, he rose to a new level when all the pressure was on Carlton. Not only did his 37 disposals equal his career best, it was 10 more than the next best on the ground. He worked hard in the clinches, with a game high 18 contested possessions (his best for the season) and 6 clearances. He was even more effective on the outside, working harder than any other player on the ground, also topping the uncontested possessions and propelling the ball inside 50 a game high 8 times, resulting in two goal assists and a goal of his own. While Dyson Heppell had an excellent debut season, culminating in the Rising Star award, he was taught a lesson in gut running by Murphy. The match committee were clearly appreciative of his game, rewarding him a 46 of a maximum 50 B&F votes.

Where to in 2012?
It's hard to say where improvement will come for Marc Murphy. His fitness is already elite and he was the club's most consistent player. His outside game is as good as anybody's in the competition, and hits the scoreboard as often as any midfielder bar Gary Ablett and Dane Swan. While his inside game went to another level in 2011, it was at times supplementary to his outside game, which is understandable when he is so effective in space. At a height just above the legal definition of a dwarf's, Murphy's marking game will never be a feature.

Awards
John Nicholls Medallist
AFLCA Champion Player of the Year
Carlton Board Player of the Year
All Australian (half forward flank)
9th in the Brownlow Medal
Carlton Finals Player of the Year

Statistics
1st for kicks
2nd for handballs
1st for disposals
2nd for contested possessions
2nd for uncontested possessions
2nd for clearances
4th for goals
4th for goal assists
2nd for inside 50s
3rd for tackles
3rd for bounces

 

[The_Wookie]

2013.03.13 - AFL 360 - Marc Murphy


2013.03.13 - AFl 360 - maclure and king on murphys appointment


2013.03.13 - AFL.com.au - Murphy desperate to lead blues into finals


2013.03.13 - Nine News - Murphy named Blues captain in AFL


2013.03.13 - ABC News - Murphy to captain Carlton

 

[Wickzki]

Marc Murphy keen to stay at Carlton for life


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/tea...carlton-for-life/story-e6frf9k6-1226604142504

 

[Silvagnis]

It's Blues time, says new skipper

The robust midfielder, contracted until the end of 2014, has strong faith that his team under new coach Mick Malthouse can strike this season.

''I certainly hope so. I am 25, tasted finals a couple of years ago playing Essendon and playing West Coast and missing out on a prelim by three points,'' he said.

''It definitely burns inside me and I am sure the rest of the boys. The club has been so used to success across its whole history. Obviously being down since 2000 really, I think the supporters are encouraged by Mick's appointment. We are just excited to get round one under way.''

It's Blues time, says new skipper

 

[The_Wookie]

2013.04.16 - AFL Insider - Marc Murphy and the Carlton big men

 

[The_Wookie]

AFL 2103 - Round 4 - Marc Murphy postmatch

 

[Silvagnis]

Loved Murphy's strength to shrug the Thompson tackle and find Mclean who nailed it. Such a beast in spite of his average height for a footballer. Did the same thing against Geelong after he was tackled.

 

[Silvagnis]

AFLCA votes (rounds one to five) -

16 - Walker
13 - Garlett
11 - Mclean
10 - Yarran
7 - Gibbs
5 - Carrazzo
3 - Jamison, Judd, Henderson and Simpson
2 - Robinson

Murphy hasn't even received a solitary vote.

Needs to grow a beard.

 

[etsal1]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-05-01/official-afl-player-ratings-no8

Murph has been rated @ number 8 in the official AFL players ratings. (Judd @ 10, Josh Kennedy @ 9)

 

[The_Wookie]

 

[TheRedPill]

Thanks Wookie.

Is it just me or was he a lot more confident and composed in that interview than ever before? He seemed quite relaxed and gave decent answers. Generally I find him to be a bit hesitant and awkward but it's good to see him improving as skipper.

I think the appointment will really make a champion out of him; apparently very highly respected around the club but always been a bit quiet and unimposing. Isn't the phrase something like... Some are born great, others are born great and have even more greatness thrust upon them

 

[The_Wookie]

2013.05.09 - Footy Show - Marc Murphy, Dale Thomas thoughts, St Kilda v Carlton

 

[Silvagnis]

CFC TV: Murphy - 150 Games



The skipper reaches 150

9. Is there still a place for loyalty in football and what are your thoughts on being a one club player?


There’s absolutely a place for loyalty in the game. Carlton gave me my first start, and if the club is happy to have me I would love to stay here. My Dad left Fitzroy to go to a couple of other clubs and he always told me if you can stay at the one club, do that. To be a one club player would be ideal. Carlton is a great place, filled with great people. I will have life long friends out of the club and I want to stay here as long as I can.

The skipper reaches 150

 

[The_Wookie]

AFL 2013 - Round 8 - Murph on the angle

 

[Silvagnis]

Getting back to his best with his first thirty possession game this year. Was still unusual to see him lose his feet on our flank in the last minute of the game.

 

[Silvagnis]

400-up for football’s Murphys

For in competing in game No.154 for the Blues - ironically against Hawthorn for whom his grandfather Leo Murphy once played - “Murph” brings up the collective games tally of 400 senior appearances involving him and the old man.

Asked to reflect on his own decision to join Fitzroy, John reponded “there were a few dollars floating around then”.

“I told Dad, he asked me where I felt more comfortable and I said ‘Í feel more comfortable at Fitzroy’. He said to me ‘Well, 400 dollars will buy a lot of Hawthorn jumpers with No.16 on the back – go where you want to go’.

“The decision not to play at Hawthorn would have broken his heart in some ways - although he’d never let you know that - but he’d be happy now because he was a Carlton supporter all his life . . . and he’d now be looking down from somewhere saying ‘I never got to play for Carlton but at least my grandson has’.”

400-up for football’s Murphys

 

[The_Wookie]

 

[Silvagnis]

 

[Stamos]

He needs to resign his captaincy at the end of the year.
The club has made a big mistake, and this off-season is when we need to start making changes to fix our club.

 

[The_Wookie]

 

[Aphrodite]

2013 Preview: Marc Murphy

LINK

Marc Murphy (#3)

GAMES
Season 2013: 23
Career: 165

GOALS
Season 2013: 18
Career: 133

KEY AFL STATISTICS (averages in brackets)
Disposals: 512 (22.3) Marks: 87 (3.8) Tackles: 79 (3.4) Inside 50s: 79 (3.4) Contested Possessions: 228 (9.9) Clearances: 89 (3.87)

 

[T2B_]

It's interesting, for a "down year" and one with injury troubles and the pressure of the captaincy, Murph's numbers read fairly well.

Hope we can get a full pre-season into him, cos look out comp! I think people can forget how good he can be. He can just carve teams up.

 

[Faz 2000]

Hope we can get a full pre-season into him, cos look out comp! I think people can forget how good he can be. He can just carve teams up.

He's our best player. He is near impossible to tackle when fully fit. Has an amazing side step and kicks goals from anywhere inside 50. He's an absolute prime-mover.

He wasn't that this year, but he was also *clearly* not fit.

Could be back to Brownlow-type player in 2014.