Next stop: hit by injury, sitting on the sidelines

[GVGjr]

Re: Next stop: hit by injury, sitting on the sidelines

I know it's hard for Murphy to do in any great detail due to him still playing, but it would have been great to read some critical analysis on the game.

It's a shame you have to wait until players retire before you can hear/read their real thoughts about how a game plays out.

I've never fully appreciated Murphy's wit and vision until I've started to read his articles and seen him on TV. I certainly enjoy him now a lot more than I did a few season back.

[The Underdog]

Re: Next stop: hit by injury, sitting on the sidelines

I've never fully appreciated Murphy's wit and vision until I've started to read his articles and seen him on TV. I certainly enjoy him now a lot more than I did a few season back.

His genuine feeling for the club is certainly very warming in the age of the professional footballer.

[jeemak]

Re: Next stop: hit by injury, sitting on the sidelines

I've never fully appreciated Murphy's wit and vision until I've started to read his articles and seen him on TV. I certainly enjoy him now a lot more than I did a few season back.

For a while there his articles were a bit over the top with rock references, which is hard for someone with my taste in music to relate to. I just don't care enough about the genre, but he certainly does!

His style hasn't changed a lot though, and considering he's been at it for three or four years now it's a credit to him that he's able to keep writing interesting articles most weeks.

I have on occasion gotten a little peeved about his complimentary nature when it comes to his opponents (a particular article leading up to a Melbourne vs Bulldogs game in 2010 in the wet where he talked up Scully and Trengove as being seedlings from his garden springs to mind), but that's just him and I probably need to chill out.

[AndrewP6]

Re: Next stop: hit by injury, sitting on the sidelines

He's spot on about student teachers in the playground - sadly some qualified staff are the same!

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Next stop: hit by injury, sitting on the sidelines

For a while there his articles were a bit over the top with rock references, which is hard for someone with my taste in music to relate to. I just don't care enough about the genre, but he certainly does!

His style hasn't changed a lot though, and considering he's been at it for three or four years now it's a credit to him that he's able to keep writing interesting articles most weeks.

I have on occasion gotten a little peeved about his complimentary nature when it comes to his opponents (a particular article leading up to a Melbourne vs Bulldogs game in 2010 in the wet where he talked up Scully and Trengove as being seedlings from his garden springs to mind), but that's just him and I probably need to chill out.

No not just you. I found his stuff to be much a do about nothing and a bit airy fairy in the past. When he writes about footy, he is at his best.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Bob and the cripples at the G

Try and live your life with people staring at you, asking "What's wrong with you" all the time, being called cripple, *!*!*!*!*!*!*! and so on, before you say that. It's just as wrong as racial vilification.

Apologies Andrew. I copied the word from the article into the thread. My bad. I should have thought about it. Sorry about that and thanks for changing the thread title GVG.

[Bornadog]

Re: Next stop: hit by injury, sitting on the sidelines

I've never fully appreciated Murphy's wit and vision until I've started to read his articles and seen him on TV. I certainly enjoy him now a lot more than I did a few season back.

I have always loved his humour and his writing is refreshing. There are enough journos to analyse the game.

I guess I got use to know a bit in 2004 when I played 18 holes of golf with him in a Bulldogs Golf Day and with Fox Footy following us around. we played badly but laughed alot.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Next stop: hit by injury, sitting on the sidelines

I remember in his first season I was at The Whitten Oval for a practice match. Bob wasn't playing but in the last quarter he started commentating on the match via a loud speaker. I remember thinking at the time that he was a unique individual.

[azabob]

Re: Next stop: hit by injury, sitting on the sidelines

I remember in his first season I was at The Whitten Oval for a practice match. Bob wasn't playing but in the last quarter he started commentating on the match via a loud speaker. I remember thinking at the time that he was a unique individual.

Is it true Darcy belted Murphy which nearly knocked him out during his first per season?

[AndrewP6]

Re: Bob and the cripples at the G

Apologies Andrew. I copied the word from the article into the thread. My bad. I should have thought about it. Sorry about that and thanks for changing the thread title GVG.

No worries.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Re: Next stop: hit by injury, sitting on the sidelines

No not just you. I found his stuff to be much a do about nothing and a bit airy fairy in the past. When he writes about footy, he is at his best.

Spot on, I didn't read his early stuff as it was IMO just not worth reading

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Next stop: hit by injury, sitting on the sidelines

Is it true Darcy belted Murphy which nearly knocked him out during his first per season?

Don't remember that one.