Ed Murphy (rugby league) explained

Ed “Deadly” Murphy
Birth Date:1992 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height:181cm (71inches)
Weight:93kg (205lb)
Club1:South Sydney
Year1start:2016
Year1end:17
Appearances1:2
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Club2:Limoux Grizzlies
Year2start:2019
Appearances2:2
Tries2:0
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:0
Source:[1]
Updated:3 March 2018

Ed Murphy (born 22 October 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer last played as a or er for the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship.

Early life

Murphy was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and grew up in Mungindi.

He played his junior rugby league for the Mungindi Grasshoppers. He was then signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Playing career

Early career

In 2011 and 2012, Murphy played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' NYC team.[2] On 21 April 2012, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team in the inaugural under-20s State of Origin match.[3] In 2013, he graduated to Canterbury's New South Wales Cup team.[4] In 2015, he joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs and played with their New South Wales Cup team, North Sydney Bears.[5]

2016

In Round 16 of the 2016 NRL season, Murphy made his NRL debut for South Sydney against the Penrith Panthers.[6] [7] [8]

2017

For the 2017 Intrust Super Premiership NSW season, Murphy was named Captain of the North Sydney side.[9] On 28 August, he was named at centre in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[10]

2018

After leaving North Sydney at the end of 2017, Murphy signed a contract with Canberra Raiders feeder club Mounties in hopes of gaining an NRL contract and playing first grade rugby league.[11] On 10 March, he scored a try in his debut game for Mounties in their 22-20 opening round victory over St. George Illawarra.[12] Murphy failed to break into first grade for Canberra but was selected in the NSW residents side to play against the Queensland residents.[13]

On 12 December, it was revealed that Murphy had returned to North Sydney after signing a one-year deal.[14]

2019

Murphy made 18 appearances for Norths in the 2019 Canterbury Cup NSW season as the club finished third on the table and qualified for the finals.

On 7 August, it was revealed that Murphy had signed a contract to join the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship.[15]

Murphy played in the club's finals campaign in which they lost the qualifying final against South Sydney. Murphy did not play in the elimination final the following week against Newtown which Norths lost 30-28 at Leichhardt Oval.[16] [17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ed Murphy - Career Stats & Summary. Rugby League Project. 2016-07-03.
  2. Web site: M. Nyc Database. 27 December 2012. 2016-06-25.
  3. Web site: Toyota U/20's Origin squads named. NRL.com. 2012-04-16. 2015-05-28.
  4. Web site: VB NSW Cup rd #22 preview – Vulcans vs. Bulldogs - AUCKLAND VULCANS. Fox Sports Pulse. 2016-06-25.
  5. Web site: NRL Lowdown Round 14: Who's on the cusp and who's on the block at your club?. Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2015-06-09. 2016-06-25.
  6. Web site: Updated team lists: Panthers v Rabbitohs. NRL.com. 2016-02-28. 2016-06-25.
  7. Web site: NRL. LATE MAIL: Round 16, 2016. Rabbitohs. 2016-06-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160811070535/http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2016/06/24/late_mail_round_16_2.af_news.html. 11 August 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: Dominic Bossi. Penrith Panthers back into NRL top eight with win over South Sydney Rabbitohs. Smh.com.au. 24 June 2016. 2016-06-25.
  9. Web site: NRL Digital Media . 2017 SQUAD | North Sydney Bears . NSWRL . 2017-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170621042736/http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/02/16/_2017_squad_north_sy.html . 21 June 2017 . dead .
  10. Web site: 2017 Team Of The Year - ISP NSW. NRL Digital. Media. 28 August 2017. 31 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Teams. Canberra Raiders. 27 July 2018.
  12. Web site: Mounties Win Wollongong Thriller. 10 March 2018. 6 November 2018.
  13. Web site: Sironen, Sorensen, Matagi in NSW Residents team. 17 June 2018. 6 November 2018.
  14. Web site: ISP PLAYER MOVEMENTS | Bears sign three more. 12 December 2018.
  15. Web site: Catalans live TV coverage to stop, signings for Limoux and ex-Hull KR half joins St Gaudens. Love Rugby League. 7 August 2019.
  16. Web site: Star power on show for Canterbury Cup NSW Semi-Finals. NSWRL. 13 September 2019.
  17. Web site: Canterbury Cup NSW Finals Week Two - reports, highlights, news. NSWRL. 14 September 2019.