Player Watch Nathan Murphy (Retired 2024)

[Scodog10]

Please tell me number 1 is Bradman. Or we are going to get into one hell of a schitt fight Sco.
And mods is there any way we can hide this from Apex36
That bastard will be in here in no time arguing that we both have it wrong and actually the greatest cricketers were blah blah blah waterfall kittens etc.

Yes, the Don is number 1, but Warney is in trouble of being usurped as number 2 if Smith’s eye holds up until he’s 35. He’ll give 50 test hundreds a nudge if it lasts that long. The guys a deadset freak!

 

[RGpies]

Just because he slipped to pick 39 it doesn’t mean other clubs didn’t rate him in the first round. For other clubs there would of been other players that slipped. For example Noah Balta went at what pick 25? Richmond may have rated him at 12 on their draft board and Murphy at 13, but they pick Balta, it doesn’t mean they don’t rate Murphy inside the top 25. We only know pies rated him in top 6

 

[Apex36]

Just because he slipped to pick 39 it doesn’t mean other clubs didn’t rate him in the first round. For other clubs there would of been other players that slipped. For example Noah Balta went at what pick 25? Richmond may have rated him at 12 on their draft board and Murphy at 13, but they pick Balta, it doesn’t mean they don’t rate Murphy inside the top 25. We only know pies rated him in top 6

I’d be worried if they rated Balta at 12, because that means they had CCJ inside the top 10 most likely!

 

[Unknown Identity]

I think it just is a reflection of how even the draft was after Pick 6.

Speaking with a recruiter from another club, there was a clear top 6 and then throw a net over the next 30 or so..

There will be ALOT more misses then hits in that 7-40 range.

Murphy has the right attitude, a particular skill set that will benefit us.. Let's hope we can get the best out of him.

 

[CarnMags]

I think it just is a reflection of how even the draft was after Pick 6.

Speaking with a recruiter from another club, there was a clear top 6 and then throw a net over the next 30 or so..

There will be ALOT more misses then hits in that 7-40 range.

Murphy has the right attitude, a particular skill set that will benefit us.. Let's hope we can get the best out of him.

I actually think in hindsight this draft year will be very highly rated.

Potentially the evenness of the draft can be blinding - but I think there's a lot of stars in the making here.

 

[TradeDraft]

No not at all. This is a kid that was name dropped on an Ashes telecast by the second greatest cricketer the country has ever produced so the club telling the world where we rated him in a draft order won’t add pressure on him. If anything it places more pressure on the recruiters, IMO.

My POV is purely based on the professionalism of it and if he walked into the club on the Monday morning following draft night asking where we had him (without being told where by Ed) I’d hope the answer would be “who cares we’re all equal at this club” and I’m wrapt that Ed volunteered it rather than Murphy asking! It’s a club culture peeve of mine that we have to boast so much and Ed is so full of himself that he probably didn’t even realise what he was doing...

There’s more grey to it than club staff not telling outsiders anything. For instance how then would we know if some is tracking well? Or in for a change of role? Or is only being rested from a heavy training load and is not injured? They were happy to lie to us about JDG’s issue, but happy to tell all and sundry about this?That’s not how I’d personally like to see things run. There’s a line in what should and shouldn’t be released and I just think the club crossed it in this case that’s all

He pretty much said that in his Interview he did not really care where he was Picked as long as he gets Picked as the Number means nothing when he 1st come to the Club

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I have no Problem telling people where we Rated Him. Why would it be such a Huge Problem telling where we rated a Prospect AFTER the Draft

 

[jackcass]

He pretty much said that in his Interview he did not really care where he was Picked as long as he gets Picked as the Number means nothing when he 1st come to the Club

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I have no Problem telling people where we Rated Him. Why would it be such a Huge Problem telling where we rated a Prospect AFTER the Draft

These kids are subjected to enough scrutiny and pressure based purely on their draft pick number (see Aish), why make it any worse. Now, irrespective of what he does, some will expect him to perform as a top 10 pick rather than just allowing the kid to develop and find his way into the senior team.

 

[TradeDraft]

These kids are subjected to enough scrutiny and pressure based purely on their draft pick number (see Aish), why make it any worse. Now, irrespective of what he does, some will expect him to perform as a top 10 pick rather than just allowing the kid to develop and find his way into the senior team.

So you Believe now the Media and Fans expect him to be a SuperStar Straight Away then he will get Bagged and Called a Dud and that could Stuff his Whole Career Up?

 

[Horaceg]

These kids are subjected to enough scrutiny and pressure based purely on their draft pick number (see Aish), why make it any worse. Now, irrespective of what he does, some will expect him to perform as a top 10 pick rather than just allowing the kid to develop and find his way into the senior team.

It could work both ways, confidence is an important factor, telling him might reinforce His much higher rating at the Club, may also provide additional motivation for him to show everyone they were right to trust their instincts. Don’t really know the answer but seems to have his head in the right space and proven competency at high levels of competition. I’m looking forward to watching him develop, at the end of the day draft position should be irrelevant in the scheme of things but most of us remember thereabouts where someone was drafted.

 

[TradeDraft]

It could work both ways, confidence is an important factor, telling him might reinforce His much higher rating at the Club, may also provide additional motivation for him to show everyone they were right to trust their instincts. Don’t really know the answer but seems to have his head in the right space and proven competency at high levels of competition. I’m looking forward to watching him develop, at the end of the day draft position should be irrelevant in the scheme of things but most of us remember thereabouts where someone was drafted.

I say the Club would Hopefully Know IF Doing that was a Good Idea or Not

 

[jackcass]

So you Believe now the Media and Fans expect him to be a SuperStar Straight Away then he will get Bagged and Called a Dud and that could Stuff his Whole Career Up?

Don't know about stuff up his career but it's an un-necessary pressure.

 

[jackcass]

It could work both ways, confidence is an important factor, telling him might reinforce His much higher rating at the Club, may also provide additional motivation for him to show everyone they were right to trust their instincts. Don’t really know the answer but seems to have his head in the right space and proven competency at high levels of competition. I’m looking forward to watching him develop, at the end of the day draft position should be irrelevant in the scheme of things but most of us remember thereabouts where someone was drafted.

Telling Murphy is a different scenario than broadcasting it to the media. I don't have an issue with the club pumping the tires of a young recruit, just question the need for that to occur via the media.

 

[TradeDraft]

Telling Murphy is a different scenario than broadcasting it to the media. I don't have an issue with the club pumping the tires of a young recruit, just question the need for that to occur via the media.

Maybe trying to be Postive after the Negativity of the Trade Period

 

[TradeDraft]

Don't know about stuff up his career but it's an un-necessary pressure.

Could say the same about Father Sons last year in Brown and Daicos with how they where Hyped Up

 

[TradeDraft]

Hope people ask about us Losing Money, Always Going Backwards and the Terrible Murray Trade?

 

[Mkcaptain]

I don't really care about the ranking becoming public. Its nice to know that we got two players who we rated at the top of the draft pool, but on the other hand its meaningless now they're at the club. I think it puts more pressure on the recruiters than it does Murphy.

What about those idiots (including old mate Adam) on the Draft board who refuse to believe we possibly could have ranked Murphy at 6. Good on Apex36 for fighting the good fight.

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Yes, the Don is number 1, but Warney is in trouble of being usurped as number 2 if Smith’s eye holds up until he’s 35. He’ll give 50 test hundreds a nudge if it lasts that long. The guys a deadset freak!

Not a chance Warnie loses the number 2 spot, don't you blaspheme!

As a bloke he's a knob but what he did with the ball was art.

Whenever Mrs OA says she wants to go look at a gallery, I always say, no worries as long as you spend the same amount of time watching Wanie highlights with me.

Doesn't usually work though.

 

[TradeDraft]

I don't really care about the ranking becoming public. Its nice to know that we got two players who we rated at the top of the draft pool, but on the other hand its meaningless now they're at the club. I think it puts more pressure on the recruiters than it does Murphy.

What about those idiots (including old mate Adam) on the Draft board who refuse to believe we possibly could have ranked Murphy at 6. Good on Apex36 for fighting the good fight.

This time of year there lot of Idiots on the Trade and Draft Board.

AdamH not Banned Yet?

 

[rand corp]

Of the football or gas?

Hmmmm I smell a drop punt

 

[Leviathan Pie]

This time of year there lot of Idiots on the Trade and Draft Board.

AdamH not Banned Yet?

Never argue with an intellectual midget. You should be well aware of what you're in for.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Please tell me number 1 is Bradman. Or we are going to get into one hell of a schitt fight Sco.
And mods is there any way we can hide this from Apex36
That bastard will be in here in no time arguing that we both have it wrong and actually the greatest cricketers were blah blah blah waterfall kittens etc.

I could stir the pot by saying Shane Warne isn't even our best bowler, let alone best spin bowler.

Bill O'Reilly was our greatest leg spinner as he has the best numbers and was uber elite. As is Warne.
Then the argument is whether Shane or Clarrie Grimmett is the second best leg spinner we had.
What is certain is the troika are our three greatest ever spinners.

Then where does Dennis Lillee fit as who is our greatest ever bowler?

But I won't start trouble.

Nathan Murray I think was a wicket keeper. So likely has soft hands.
He looks a beauty.

ps Bradman is our number one, greatest ever cricketer who breathed air. Lived in his own stratosphere.

 

[left at home]

I could stir the pot by saying Shane Warne isn't even our best bowler, let alone best spin bowler.

Bill O'Reilly was our greatest leg spinner as he has the best numbers and was uber elite. As is Warne.
Then the argument is whether Shane or Clarrie Grimmett is the second best leg spinner we had.
What is certain is the troika are our three greatest ever spinners.

Then where does Dennis Lillee fit as who is our greatest ever bowler?

But I won't start trouble.

Nathan Murray I think was a wicket keeper. So likely has soft hands.
He looks a beauty.

ps Bradman is our number one, greatest ever cricketer who breathed air. Lived in his own stratosphere.

I will, D K Lillee was our best modern day bowler l have seen, and played against some of the best batsman as well. Just superb

 

[Saintly Viewed]

I will, D K Lillee was our best modern day bowler l have seen, and played against some of the best batsman as well. Just superb

Was something else.
And so charismatic.
Magnificent guile as well.

My all time greatest Australia XI

M Hayden, W Ponsford, D Bradman (c), G Chappell, S Smith, R Ponting, A Gilchrist ^, K Miller, R Lindwall, D Lillee, W O'Reilly

Back to Murphy, let's hope he's a keeper for us

 

[Obese Arachnid]

I could stir the pot by saying Shane Warne isn't even our best bowler, let alone best spin bowler.

Bill O'Reilly was our greatest leg spinner as he has the best numbers and was uber elite. As is Warne.
Then the argument is whether Shane or Clarrie Grimmett is the second best leg spinner we had.
What is certain is the troika are our three greatest ever spinners.

Then where does Dennis Lillee fit as who is our greatest ever bowler?

But I won't start trouble.

Nathan Murray I think was a wicket keeper. So likely has soft hands.
He looks a beauty.

ps Bradman is our number one, greatest ever cricketer who breathed air. Lived in his own stratosphere.

Disagree, one of the things that makes Bradman great is the uncovered pitches.

Conversely this makes Grimmett & Tiger over rated, though champions.

Tiger only played 27 tests for an average of 22.59, which included a one off test against Enzed where he claimed 8/33.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Disagree, one of the things that makes Bradman great is the uncovered pitches.

Conversely this makes Grimmett & Tiger over rated, though champions.

Tiger only played 27 tests for an average of 22.59, which included a one off test against Enzed where he claimed 8/33.

That is true. Only 27 tests, but in those days they just played less. It's all we have.
But the next level is first class cricket and his record is mesmerising.

135 matches with 774 wickets at 16.60 !!!!!

That's stunning.