James Michael “Jim” Murphy

HERITAGE No: 690

BIRTH: 31 March 1948

Brisbane, Queensland

OCCUPATION: Manager 1979-2004; Corrective Services Industry Officer 2004 -

RESIDENCE: Everton Rd Strathfield, NSW, 1977; Churchill Ave Strathfield, NSW, 1977; Hopetoun St Kempsey, NSW, 1978

GAME HISTORY

Brothers St Brendan’s JRL
RAAF (Amberley) RL 1966
Ipswich West End RL 1967
Ipswich RL Bulimba Cup 1967
Brisbane Souths RL 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Brisbane RL Firsts v Great Britain RL 1970
Queensland RL Firsts v NSW RL Firsts (2 games) 1970
Queensland RL Firsts v NSW RL Firsts (3 games) 1971
Queensland RL Firsts v NSW RL Firsts (2 games) 1972
Australia RL v New Zealand RL XIII 1971
Australia RL v Auckland RL 1971
Queensland RL Firsts v Canterbury RL (New Zealand) 1972
Queensland RL Firsts v Auckland RL (New Zealand) 1972
Queensland RL Firsts v Monaro RL 1972
Australia RL v New Zealand RL 1972
Wests RL 2^nd Grade 1973, 1975, 1976
Wests RL First Grade 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Wests RL Pre Season Cup 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
Wests RL (AMCO Cup) 1976
Rest of the World RL v Australia 1974
Kempsey Kowboys RL 1978, 1979, 1980
North Coast RL (AMCO Cup) 1978
North Coast RL v New Zealand RL 1978
Smithtown RL (Coach U/18’s)
Smithtown JRL (Coach)
Group 2 RL (Coach)
North Coast RL (Coach)
Macleay Magpies RL (Coach)
Wests Team of the 1970’s (Prop)

Jim

Wests Archive would like to thank Jim Murphy for generously contributing his time and information in the preparation of this profile.

Jim Murphy was born in Brisbane, Queensland in 1948. He was educated at Brothers St Brendans at Rocklea, Brisbane and then Sunnybank High School. Jim did well at school, being school captain and prefect but it was the football field where he excelled.

St Brendans has produced many great football players who went on to represent Australia in rugby league and rugby union. Among the St Brendans alumni is Mark Harris who played with Eastern Suburbs and Australia. Jim Murphy has been chosen in the Greatest Team from the first 50 years of St Brendans.