Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- James Murphy
- Born
- Wednesday, 31st March, 1948
- Current Age
- 76 years and 19 days
Biography
Brisbane Souths forward earned a place on Australia's 1971 tour of NZ, making his Test debut in the 24-3 loss in the mud at Carlaw Park. Murphy, who was a skilled ball-distributor at second row, ventured to Sydney to play with Wests in 1973 but suffered a broken jaw in a pre-season match. Four such injuries severely hampered his playing career, requiring him to wear unusual headgear incorporating a jaw brace in his matches.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| Tour Matches | Brisbane Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Interstate Matches | 7 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Queensland Firsts | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Craven Mild Cup | 16 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| NRL | 55 | 14 | - | - | 42 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| National Panasonic Cup | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1972 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Brisbane Firsts | 1970 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| QLD Firsts | 1970-72 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.22% | List | |||
| Overall | 1970-1972 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1973 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11.11% | List | |||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1974 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | List | |||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1975 | 22 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 45.45% | List | |||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1976 | 18 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Western Suburbs | 1973-76 | 55 | 14 | - | - | 42 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 40.00% | List | |||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
26/09/2014
JIM MURPHY PLAYED FOR QLD FROM 1969 - 1972 INCLUSIVE
PLAYED FOR AUSTRALIA IN 1971 AND 1972.
PLAYED FOR WESTS SYDNEY 1973 - 1977 INCLUSIVE.
PLAYED IN IPSWICH WEST END CLUB 1967.
PLAYED IN BRISBANE SOUTHS CLUB 1968 - 1972 INCLUSIVE.
PLAYED FOR REST OF WORLD VS. AUSTRALIA AT BROOKVALE
OVAL 1974.
PLAYED FOR BRISBANE REP SIDES 1968 - 1972 INCLUSIVE.
IN 1971 HITCH HIKED FROM TOOWOOMBA TO BRISBANE 5 DAYS A WEEK (1000KM) TO PLAY AND TRAIN FOR CLUB AND REPRESENTATIVE SIDES.
DURING MY QLD REP. PERIOD I PLAYED 22 GAMES, THESE WERE MADE UP OF INTERSTATE GAMES AGAINST NSW AND ALSO TOURS OF NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND AND NSW COUNTRY SIDES IN WARM UP GAMES TO THE STATE SERIES EACH YEAR 1969 - 1972. HOPE THIS HELPS A LITTLE WITH YOU PROFILE. CHEERS JIM.
05/07/2016
I played for Australia in 1971 tour of New Zealand played in 2 provincal matches and 1 Test . Also played for Australia in 1972, 2 Tests against New Zealand. i represented Queensland in 22 matches, 9 interstate games from 1970 - 1972. and also 13 games against England touring sides and in lead up games to the interstate games eg. tours of New Zealand, games against Newcastle, NSW country, Monaro Division. Just like to set the record straight. Thanks Jim.
05/01/2022
Jim
I was your sergeant in 7sd. Had to drag you out of the toilet on occasion where you were recuperating after training,
Sorry you arl career was cut short.
10/08/2023
Jim. Works jn the prison system and and has introduced a rugby league development program for young offenders and is having great results.
It's good to see a true rugby league legend giving back
16/09/2023
Great playervgreat man
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