Robert Murphy - the enigma

[ledge]

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Funny isnt it Murph looks so slow when he balks or runs off a player, like a (dare me say it) rolls royce, Then Griffen who is also a super talent actually looks like he is going at rampant pace when he does it.
2 footballers of enormous talent that are chalk and cheese in the way they do the same thing.
Please dont kill me for putting Grants nickname to Murphs but if you know what i mean its just a casual everyday thing for them to both run around a player.
All CLASS.

[Bornadog]

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Played well on Saturday and spoke well on the couch tonight. We need him fit and firing for the rest of the season.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

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As far as kicking for my life, it's one of Denis Commetti's greatest ever lines

"I'd rather it was my mother. At least I know she'd care."

Absolutely brilliant, i hadn't heard that one before

[ledge]

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A bloke who wore number 3 at Sydney in the 90s and ran some pubs in the west named Lewis comes to mind in similarities with Murph.

[Bornadog]

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Does any one think that without Murphy this week we will be adversly effected? He has been averaging around 20 disposal per game plus kicked very accurately with a return of 20 goals 4 behinds.

Can we cover him in the CHF role? I would play Tiller in the role that Murphy has been playing and bring in Harbrow for a bit of pace.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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Does any one think that without Murphy this week we will be adversly effected? He has been averaging around 20 disposal per game plus kicked very accurately with a return of 20 goals 4 behinds.

Can we cover him in the CHF role? I would play Tiller in the role that Murphy has been playing and bring in Harbrow for a bit of pace.

A huge hole to fill. His form at CHF is, IMO, the single biggest reason for our rise (apologies to Hudson and Aker, but Murph has been more important).

[1eyedog]

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Does any one think that without Murphy this week we will be adversly effected? He has been averaging around 20 disposal per game plus kicked very accurately with a return of 20 goals 4 behinds.

Can we cover him in the CHF role? I would play Tiller in the role that Murphy has been playing and bring in Harbrow for a bit of pace.

That is a fantastic mark

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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Bump.

I thought this would be worth revisting. How do posters see Murphy a couple of years on? Is he living up to his supreme talent? Obviously he's had a difficult time with injuries and so fourth but now that his body's right, it probably hasn't been a great start to the season for Murph. Having said that - his second half v Adelaide was better and perhaps a turn of form. Fingers crossed.

More importantly, is it worth playing Murphy back for a couple of games? Perhaps moving either Everitt or Harbrow further up the field? Whilst I've always thought Bob is crucial to our forward set-up, perhaps he can be our swing man now that we've added Hall to the line-up?

On the bigger grounds I'd still expect Murph to line up at CHF but there's merit to playing Murph across half back at times.

[Ozza]

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There are certainly times when Murphy could be used across half back - partcularly if we are under siege in games (like when he drifted back early against Collingwood and got us back on track for a while in the 2nd and 3rd quarters).

I think Bob Murphy is as important as just about anyone to our Premiership chances. He has a huge tank to work across half forward fantastic hands (99% of the time!) and creates chances for us.

You only have to watch the first half of the prelim last year to remind yourself how important he is to our structure - particularly when the opposition is good at closing down kicking options (like the saints obviously are).

Apart from this he is an extremely tough match up.
I'm not quite as put off as others with his 6 quarter form slump - he started the season brilliantly - and really got going in the second half on Friday.

[GVGjr]

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Bump.

I thought this would be worth revisting. How do posters see Murphy a couple of years on? Is he living up to his supreme talent? Obviously he's had a difficult time with injuries and so fourth but now that his body's right, it probably hasn't been a great start to the season for Murph. Having said that - his second half v Adelaide was better and perhaps a turn of form. Fingers crossed..

I still think he hasn't quite lived up to his potential but he has closed the gap.

[Dry Rot]

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In a perfect world, we'd probably play both Murphy and Griffen in the backline.

But both are needed elsewhere for now.

An interesting hypothetical: if we had a good tall CHF, where would you play Murphy?

[LostDoggy]

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Roaming free. He is a free spirit!!

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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I still think he hasn't quite lived up to his potential but he has closed the gap.

I tend to agree, but why? I don't think it's a work rate issue as he generally is always presenting all over the ground. Is it a concentration thing or is he a player that will always struggle for that week to week consistency?

On talent alone he'd have to be one of the hardest forwards to defend. Plays tall but is equally as good on the ground as he is in the air. Reminds me of a smaller version of Riewoldt in some senses.

[GVGjr]

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I tend to agree, but why? I don't think it's a work rate issue as he generally is always presenting all over the ground. Is it a concentration thing or is he a player that will always struggle for that week to week consistency?

On talent alone he'd have to be one of the hardest forwards to defend. Plays tall but is equally as good on the ground as he is in the air. Reminds me of a smaller version of Riewoldt in some senses.

I think he has improved his goal kicking probably more around getting the easy goals that he should have always got anyway. With the exception of the last couple of weeks he's also stepped up his marking.

The concern is that there is still a big gap between his best and his poor performances.

[LostDoggy]

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I think he has improved his goal kicking probably more around getting the easy goals that he should have always got anyway. With the exception of the last couple of weeks he's also stepped up his marking.

The concern is that there is still a big gap between his best and his poor performances.

I would like to see him give up travelling by train and drive to training to get there earlier and use the extra time learning how to mark the ball on his chest. How many has he spilled this year?

He has a problem with his technique that needs fixing