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Robert Murphy

Robert Murphy

Western Bulldogs
Defender · Half Back Flank Left Retired
Career games
312
Debut
2000
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Player Information

Height 187 cm
Date of Birth 9-Jun-1982
AFL Debut 2000

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Robert Murphy made his AFL debut for Western Bulldogs in 2000 and played 312 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2017.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2017 was left half back flank. Across his recorded games, he averaged 5.4 marks and 17.8 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 209 marks, from 24 games in 2008 at an average of 8.7 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 22.43 per game in 2015. The largest total in those seasons is 471 disposals, recorded in 2015.

His honours include 2 All-Australian selections.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20152147122.43
20171733619.76
About these season figures

Compared 16 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2017 23
Western Bulldogs WBD
Hawthorn @ HAW
L
90-99
Marvel Stadium FWD FPR 2 15 10 5 4 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 6 9 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 2 77% 87% 95 89 63 306 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 100 1 -- 2 50% 50% 6 5 -- -- -- -- -- 9 90% 2 1 21.1 1 5 6 3 —
2017 22
Western Bulldogs WBD
Port Adelaide vs PTA
L
79-96
Eureka Stadium DEF HBFL 2 13 8 5 2 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 6 9 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 87% 69% 109 63 55 134 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 66.7 1 -- 1 100% 0% 4 9 -- -- -- -- -- 5 62.5% 0 1 4.2 0 4 10 1 —
2017 21
Western Bulldogs WBD
Greater Western Sydney vs GWS
L
57-105
Marvel Stadium INT INT 2 18 11 7 4 1 0 4 0 4 0 2 7 13 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 77% 89% 91 103 82 230 6 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50 2 -- 1 100% 100% 6 12 -- -- -- -- -- 9 81.8% 0 0 16.7 0 6 11 3 —
2017 20
Western Bulldogs WBD
Brisbane Lions @ BRL
W
103-89
Gabba DEF BPR 2 17 11 6 6 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 2 15 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 87% 77% 108 69 75 336 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 100 0 -- 0 0% 0% 4 10 -- -- -- -- -- 8 72.7% 1 2 7.3 2 4 9 2 —
2017 19
Western Bulldogs WBD
Essendon vs ESS
W
127-97
Marvel Stadium FWD FPL 2 19 11 8 3 1 1 1 0 6 0 1 6 13 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 79% 74% 96 75 64 294 5 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 66.7 2 -- 2 100% 50% 6 6 -- -- -- -- -- 8 72.7% 1 0 14.7 0 7 7 5 —
Latest 5 of 312 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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