Player
John Murphy
North Melbourne · #26·15 seasons (1967–1980)·246 games·Born 20-Nov-1949 (age 76)·183 cm·83 kg
Games
246
Disposals
6,050
Goals
374
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
111
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Fitzroy | 18 | 19.6 | 1.4 | 20.9 | 2.8 | — | 0.4 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1968 | Fitzroy | 20 | 21.7 | 2.5 | 24.2 | 3.8 | — | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1969 | Fitzroy | 20 | 21.9 | 1.9 | 23.9 | 4.0 | — | 1.4 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1970 | Fitzroy | 22 | 24.1 | 2.1 | 26.2 | 4.5 | — | 2.0 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1971 | Fitzroy | 21 | 24.6 | 1.6 | 26.2 | 4.9 | — | 2.2 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1972 | Fitzroy | 21 | 25.1 | 1.5 | 26.6 | 5.8 | — | 1.4 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1973 | Fitzroy | 22 | 24.6 | 2.8 | 27.4 | 4.4 | — | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1974 | Fitzroy | 16 | 21.6 | 5.4 | 26.9 | 4.2 | — | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1975 | Fitzroy | 13 | 22.4 | 5.2 | 27.6 | 5.3 | — | 2.1 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1976 | Fitzroy | 19 | 16.8 | 3.2 | 19.9 | 3.1 | — | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1977 | Fitzroy | 22 | 21.3 | 5.9 | 27.2 | 3.6 | — | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1978 | South Melbourne | 16 | 20.8 | 5.2 | 26.0 | 3.6 | — | 1.9 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| 1979 | South Melbourne | 7 | 13.7 | 3.0 | 16.7 | 4.1 | — | 1.3 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1979 | North Melbourne | 6 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 15.0 | 2.3 | — | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | North Melbourne | 3 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 10.0 | 1.3 | — | 1.0 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Fitzroy | 18 | 352 | 25 | 377 | 51 | — | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1968 | Fitzroy | 20 | 434 | 51 | 485 | 75 | — | 20 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1969 | Fitzroy | 20 | 438 | 39 | 477 | 81 | — | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1970 | Fitzroy | 22 | 531 | 46 | 577 | 99 | — | 44 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1971 | Fitzroy | 21 | 517 | 34 | 551 | 102 | — | 47 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 1972 | Fitzroy | 21 | 527 | 32 | 559 | 122 | — | 29 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| 1973 | Fitzroy | 22 | 541 | 62 | 603 | 96 | — | 33 | 35 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1974 | Fitzroy | 16 | 345 | 86 | 431 | 68 | — | 23 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1975 | Fitzroy | 13 | 291 | 68 | 359 | 69 | — | 27 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1976 | Fitzroy | 19 | 319 | 60 | 379 | 59 | — | 35 | 33 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 1977 | Fitzroy | 22 | 469 | 130 | 599 | 80 | — | 32 | 32 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 1978 | South Melbourne | 16 | 332 | 84 | 416 | 57 | — | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 1979 | South Melbourne | 7 | 96 | 21 | 117 | 29 | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1979 | North Melbourne | 6 | 65 | 25 | 90 | 14 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | North Melbourne | 3 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
43
39, 39, 38, 38, 37, 37, 37, 37, 36
Kicks
38
34, 34, 33, 33, 33, 33, 32, 32, 32
Marks
13
11, 11, 11, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9
Handballs
16
13, 12, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9
Goals
7
6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Behinds
6
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Hit Outs
2
2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Frees
12
12, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9
Frees Against
9
9, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6