Sam Edmund | Herald Sun
October 4th, 2011

MARC Murphy upstaged his trophy-laden Carlton skipper Chris Judd to win the John Nicholls Medal in emphatic style.
Murphy polled 678 votes to salute comfortably ahead of Judd (469) and Bryce Gibbs (448), capping a brilliant season, in front of more than 1500 guests at Crown Palladium.
The blossoming midfielder's win put an end to Judd's extraordinary run, with the former Eagle winning the best and fairest in each of his first three seasons with the Blues.
Murphy's award comes after he was judged the AFL Coaches Association champion - also pipping Judd - and was named in the All-Australian side for the first time.