Frank Murphy (Australian rules footballer)
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Frank Murphy was an Australian rules football
er who played with Collingwood
in the VFL
.
Murphy was a half forward as a member of a successful Collingwood side played in four premierships, three of them with his brother Len
. After leaving the club in 1935 he moved to Western Australia
where he became captain-coach of Subiaco
in the Western Australian Football League.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
Murphy was a half forward as a member of a successful Collingwood side played in four premierships, three of them with his brother Len
Len Murphy
Leonard 'Len' Murphy was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Footscray in the VFL. His older brother Frank played beside him for much of his career....
. After leaving the club in 1935 he moved to Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
where he became captain-coach of Subiaco
Subiaco Football Club
The Subiaco Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . It was founded in 1896, and admitted to the WAFL in 1901, along with North Fremantle...
in the Western Australian Football League.