Col Murphy

Col Murphy
Personal information
Full nameColin Murphy
Born (1958-01-04) 4 January 1958 (age 68)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1976–83 Newtown Jets 62 4 0 0 13
1984 North Sydney Bears 4 0 0 0 0
1985 South Sydney 5 3 0 0 0
Total 71 7 0 0 13
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1990–97 Newtown Jets
1998 Western Suburbs
Total 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 5 June 2019

Col Murphy is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for the Newtown Jets, North Sydney and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

Playing career

Murphy made his debut for Newtown against South Sydney in 1976. Murphy's first 3 seasons saw the club finish last on the table in 1976, 1977 and 1978. In 1979, Newtown appointed Warren Ryan as head coach who turned the club from a struggling team to one of the premiership contenders by 1981. Murphy missed most of the 1981 season and was unfortunate not to be selected in the grand final team which lost against Parramatta.

Murphy played 8 games for Newtown in 1983 which would prove to be the club's last in the top grade of Australian rugby league. Newtown's final ever match in the NSWRL premiership, which was a 9–6 victory over the Canberra Raiders at Campbelltown Stadium.

In 1984, Murphy joined North Sydney after Newtown were evicted from the premiership due to financial reasons. Murphy played only 4 games for Norths and he was released to join South Sydney. Murphy played 4 games for Souths in 1985 and retired at the end of the season.[2][3][4][5]

Coaching career

Murphy became the head coach of Newtown in the 1990s as the club was then playing in the Metropolitan Cup now known as the Ron Massey Cup. Murphy guided Newtown to premiership victories in the competition between 1995 and 1997.

Murphy then coached the Western Suburbs reserve grade side in the late 1990s.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Col Murphy - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Heroes of yesterday Col Murphy". Dans Collectables. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
  4. ^ "Away Days: North Sydney Bears v Newtown Jets". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Col Murphy". www.ssralmanac.com.
  6. ^ "Running with the wiseguys". Sydney Morning Herald.

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