Quote Originally Posted by Desipura View Post
A very early call..... if we play him on a half back flank for the remainder of his career, it would be less taxing on his body. Again I repeat, Grant is going to become more important over the next few weeks.
Not really.

Murphy has struggled with his body for 2-3 years and in the past 12 months, it has only got worse. We heard about his recovery in the off-season and feeling the best he's felt in years - yet eight weeks in and he's got a similar problem. He's played a very taxing role, it's no suprise his knee(s) are starting to give way with all the running and jumping he's been asked to do.

Hopefully he can return and offer us something across half back, but I think it's pretty clear Murphy isn't going to be playing at 31-32+.