Dale Murphy
South Melbourne
AFL career
12 games0 goals
- Debut
- R18 1979 v FSC4 Aug 1979
- Most recent
- R15 1980 v STK12 July 1980
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Parkside, Dale Murphy was a defender who played a brief career with South Melbourne during the club's final era at the Lakeside Oval. He debuted in 1979 under coach Ian Stewart, initially wearing the number 38 guernsey and managing five senior games in his first season. Promoted to the number 6 locker in 1980, the 183cm backman added a further seven appearances but struggled to cement a regular spot in a Swans lineup that was battling consistency. A defensive-minded player who did not register a goal during his tenure, Murphy played his final match in Round 18, 1980, departing the VFL landscape just two seasons prior to the club's historic relocation to Sydney.
Profile
- Born
- 04 Sept 1959 (age 67y 47d)
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Parkside, Dale Murphy was a defender who played a brief career with South Melbourne during the club's final era at the Lakeside Oval. He debuted in 1979 under coach Ian Stewart, initially wearing the number 38 guernsey and managing five senior games in his first season. Promoted to the number 6 locker in 1980, the 183cm backman added a further seven appearances but struggled to cement a regular spot in a Swans lineup that was battling consistency. A defensive-minded player who did not register a goal during his tenure, Murphy played his final match in Round 18, 1980, departing the VFL landscape just two seasons prior to the club's historic relocation to Sydney.