Jack Murphy (footballer)
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Jack P.J. Murphy is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Collingwood
in the VFL
.
Murphy played 160 games for the Magpies, usually in defence, and won the 1941 Copeland Trophy
for Collingwood's best and fairest player. His son John
played for Sturt in the SANFL and South Melbourne.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
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Murphy played 160 games for the Magpies, usually in defence, and won the 1941 Copeland Trophy
Copeland Trophy
The E.W. Copeland Trophy is an Australian rules football award given by the Collingwood Football Club to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for Collingwood during the year....
for Collingwood's best and fairest player. His son John
John P. Murphy
John P. Murphy is a former Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the early 1970s....
played for Sturt in the SANFL and South Melbourne.