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Bob Murphy possible retirement ?
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I would've loved to have seen what we could've done if we didn't have such a negative effect around the group.
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You ****ing kidding, they'll still be talking about him this time next year, even if he did quit
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Would make our premiership success all the greater wouldn't it, not only overcoming the travel, the injuries, but also the horribly destabilising influence of Bob "Evil Bastard' Murphy..... Elevates our success this year to all time top of the tree, Bevo should be coach of the millennium etc.....
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Isn't his knee healing? You would think he would play with the dogs still in the window.
Good Afl player - champion of his club.
Good Afl player - champion of his club.
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That's about the only reason I can think of. A potential setback that might limit his chances to get on the park for his last year. Unless the win took so much out of him emotionally, he doesn't think he can go again - but I would have thought it would have been as motivating as it was slightly painful not to be out there....
Haha. Of course you had to post a snarky comment on another Bulldogs related thread. Obsessed.
Ok, I'm going to ask because it's been bothering me for a while now.
Can someone please tell me when Murphy went from being a good player to being a champion?
He's never been among the top 10-15 guys in the league - debatable he's ever been the best player at his club that has turned out some pretty average teams (ever won a B&F?), he's gone AA twice, 4 years apart - so not exactly an extended run of excellent form (whether that be for injury or what ever).
He's nearly at 300 games, but he's also been in the league for 16-17 years and plays for club that tends to have a hard time showing the door to it's 'favourite sons'.
Has this 'champion'/'untouchable Bob' just come along hand in hand with the media darling stuff or is he legitimately considered a 'CHAMPION' - even at a Bulldogs level?
Can someone please tell me when Murphy went from being a good player to being a champion?
He's never been among the top 10-15 guys in the league - debatable he's ever been the best player at his club that has turned out some pretty average teams (ever won a B&F?), he's gone AA twice, 4 years apart - so not exactly an extended run of excellent form (whether that be for injury or what ever).
He's nearly at 300 games, but he's also been in the league for 16-17 years and plays for club that tends to have a hard time showing the door to it's 'favourite sons'.
Has this 'champion'/'untouchable Bob' just come along hand in hand with the media darling stuff or is he legitimately considered a 'CHAMPION' - even at a Bulldogs level?
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I really hope he plays on...the bob murphy love would be untolerable
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I'll answer part of this, others can add more.
I think it's the fact that when others (Hi Griff, what are you doing skulking around.....) were fleeing the club, he stepped up and took responsibility and together with the new coaching team led from the front and helped to turn the club around. Sometimes you don't have to be the best player to be the best captain, and sometimes the reverse doesn't always work out....
He clearly loves the club, loves the game and is a little bit different from the average footballer. Sure the media plays this up a bit, which has helped lift his profile, but he is a genuinely good player. He is quick on his feet, well skilled and was a very important part of the Dogs side - both now and in our previous finals tilts going back a few years. One of the more elegant and stylish HBF's playing in recent years. His leadership both this year and last has probably elevated his status slightly as well.
Missed a few years with the two knee injuries. AA selection tends to reward the better players in the better sides (traditionally dominated by the finals sides), so wasn't likely to get nominated during the Dogs rebuild under Macca.
His form last year suggests that he wasn't nearing the end at that point, and most expected him to cruise past 300 and see where that would end up.
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More a combination of player, bloke, recent tv media, massive internal respect at dogs, wrote good articles...
2 x AA pretty decent.
When you are pumped up like he was a few years back (and nobody took exception as he was likeable, dogs were battlers, articles and media work fresh) you are always going to fall. Higher you are, more dramatic the fall. Fans (opposition) are a hard audience.
You own scumbags are good blokes because they wear your jumper. And decent opposition guys are bagged with blinkered vigour.
Murphy is a great bloke. He's just peaked and is now an easy target.
Hope he plays on. His club and fans adore him.
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Such a negative effect you imploded and won the premiership
Now he'll "destroy a potential dynasty" with this "distraction".
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The term champion gets thrown around way to much these days. I can't remember all bobs accomplishments off the top of my head to judge whether he makes it or not.Inb4 main board plebs show a lack of respect for a champion of the game...whoops too late
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Can North have one implosion please?Such a negative effect you imploded and won the premiership
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My bad 2 time AA and AA captain and pretty much picked my club up off the mat to winning a premiership in two years with the drink.
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Yawn. Sick of reading about him
He was the All-Australian captain in his most recent full season and he was in excellent form until his knee injury this year- when exactly in his nearly 300 games should he have been shown the door?
In that case, I'm quite confused as to why you opened this thread.
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