Murray Stephen Couper is a former Australian rules football

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...

 player best known for playing for Perth

Perth Football Club

The Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club plays its matches at Lathlain Park.-History:...

 in the Western Australian National Football League

West Australian Football League

The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...

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Playing career

Couper began his playing career with Dowerin before moving to Perth. He made his senior debut for Perth in 1971. He won the Bernie Naylor Medal

Bernie Naylor Medal

The Bernie Naylor Medal is an Australian rules football award which is given to the leading goalkicker at the end of each home and away season in the West Australian Football League. It is named after South Fremantle full-forward Bernie Naylor...

 in 1975 and played in the 1976 and 1977 premiership-winning Perth teams.

In 1980 he moved to East Perth

East Perth Football Club

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 where he played a single season. The following year he transferred to East Fremantle

East Fremantle Football Club

The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...

, playing just one match.