Laurie Murphy (10 September 1899 – 20 July 1980) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with Collingwood and

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in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

(VFL). Recruited out of the Diamond Valley, Murphy was both a defender and follower. Murphy appeared in Collingwood's losing 1922 VFL Grand Final and 1925 VFL Grand Final sides. He represented Victoria three times. Murphy was coach of the

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in 1930.''Alexandra and Yea Standard'
"Waranga-North-Eastern Association"
9 May 1930, p. 2

References

1899 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club players Warrnambool Football Club players Warrnambool Football Club coaches 1980 deaths {{AFL-bio-1899-stub