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Re: Murphy Growing Into Leadership Role - AGE

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I blame Nick Stevens for setting such a sh1t example for the young lads to follow..  Anyone using Nick at the time as a mentor needed to be reprogrammed after he left. Some have taken longer than others to rid themselves of any Stevoism traits...

Ahhhh well lets just see how this little gem goes down..  ;D


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Well in all seriousness, there were a lot of people in denial way back then... When you enter a club as a number one draft pick, and your captain is overweight, and the mentor you are put with from a midfield point of view is a party boy who too struggled with weight (because of his undisciplined ways off field) and very rarely tackled or got himself a hardball, its going to wear off on these young guys who are looking up to them. They would be easily influenced in their early years... 

Re: Murphy Growing Into Leadership Role - AGE

Reply #31 –
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I blame Nick Stevens for setting such a sh1t example for the young lads to follow..  Anyone using Nick at the time as a mentor needed to be reprogrammed after he left. Some have taken longer than others to rid themselves of any Stevoism traits...

Ahhhh well lets just see how this little gem goes down..  ;D

I feel the same way and have said as much in the past, not just Stevens but Whitnall also has a bit to answer for. The loss of Hamill is still hurting us to this day.
Ignorance is bliss.

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!

Re: Murphy Growing Into Leadership Role - AGE

Reply #32 –
Cue Shakin77.
Ignorance is bliss.

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!

Re: Murphy Growing Into Leadership Role - AGE

Reply #33 –
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I blame Nick Stevens for setting such a sh1t example for the young lads to follow..  Anyone using Nick at the time as a mentor needed to be reprogrammed after he left. Some have taken longer than others to rid themselves of any Stevoism traits...

Ahhhh well lets just see how this little gem goes down..  ;D

I feel the same way and have said as much in the past, not just Stevens but Whitnall also has a bit to answer for. The loss of Hamill is still hurting us to this day.

I remember being at one game v. the Pies and two of their supporters sitting behind us were right on Stevo's case. They called him "The Sheepdog" as he skirted the packs and never went in to get the hard ball. In the end it was so obviously true the more he did it and it became quite hilarious!  :))
Reality always wins in the end.

Re: Murphy Growing Into Leadership Role - AGE

Reply #34 –
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I blame Nick Stevens for setting such a sh1t example for the young lads to follow..  Anyone using Nick at the time as a mentor needed to be reprogrammed after he left. Some have taken longer than others to rid themselves of any Stevoism traits...

Ahhhh well lets just see how this little gem goes down..  ;D

I feel the same way and have said as much in the past, not just Stevens but Whitnall also has a bit to answer for. The loss of Hamill is still hurting us to this day.

I remember being at one game v. the Pies and two of their supporters sitting behind us were right on Stevo's case. They called him "The Sheepdog" as he skirted the packs and never went in to get the hard ball. In the end it was so obviously true the more he did it and it became quite hilarious!  :))

That was him alright, also yapping away calling for the easy ball hence the sheep dog tag. Just imagine if Judd hadn't have come he would have been made captain for even longer.
Ignorance is bliss.

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!

Re: Murphy Growing Into Leadership Role - AGE

Reply #35 –
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I blame Nick Stevens for setting such a sh1t example for the young lads to follow..  Anyone using Nick at the time as a mentor needed to be reprogrammed after he left. Some have taken longer than others to rid themselves of any Stevoism traits...

Ahhhh well lets just see how this little gem goes down..  ;D

I feel the same way and have said as much in the past, not just Stevens but Whitnall also has a bit to answer for. The loss of Hamill is still hurting us to this day.

I remember being at one game v. the Pies and two of their supporters sitting behind us were right on Stevo's case. They called him "The Sheepdog" as he skirted the packs and never went in to get the hard ball. In the end it was so obviously true the more he did it and it became quite hilarious!  :))

That was him alright, also yapping away calling for the easy ball hence the sheep dog tag. Just imagine if Judd hadn't have come he would have been made captain for even longer.

He was never made captain thank god.. It went from Lance straight to Juddy..   I cant believe he was even considered to be honest..

Re: Murphy Growing Into Leadership Role - AGE

Reply #36 –
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@kruddler

He was told by Ratts to go on and win his own ball just prior to that shoulder injury, so obviously Ratts had the same opinion as I did. He was obviously upset by the comment so he went in hard, I'll give him that but it just goes to show he doesn't know how to win the hardball, every time he tries he gets injured. As I said previously, I accept he's not that type of player but to allow opposition to just walk through his tackles or to go through entire games without a solitary tackle ( happened many times last season, most notably against Sydney in the final) is just unacceptable for a captain playing as a midfielder in the heat of the action. In fact it's quite mindblowing TBH. A that it happened and B that no one seems to think it's an issue. Perfect example of my point where Murphy just gets a free pass from most.

Re Campo those stats are from his Scum days where he played with little to no passion and was far past his best are they not? Not really apples with apples is it? Not like you to mislead with stats is it?! :P

Your 'OBVIOUS' calls are nothing but opinion.

But if true, if he doesn't know how to win the hard ball, why force him too if he is just going to get injured? Yarran is obviously too short to play ruck, so you don't make him.

As for the stats, they are there for all to see. If you wanna twist them to give campo a reprieve (not like you at all to twist things to suit your opinion at all  :P) then you will...and did.

FYI, Campos 2006 was actually his 2nd best tackles/game over his 13 season career!  :-[
2004 was his best, 3.36.
Murphy has averaged better than that 6 times in 9 seasons.

No matter which way you slice it, Murphy tackles more than campo ever did and IMO is a lot tougher than campo ever was.

I know Murphy isn't opposed to throwing the head back, but he is third behind campo and daylight in that area too.

Re: Murphy Growing Into Leadership Role - AGE

Reply #37 –
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No matter which way you slice it, Murphy tackles more than campo ever did and IMO is a lot tougher than campo ever was.

LMFAO. Murphy isn't tough, full stop. Let's not kid ourselves here.
Ignorance is bliss.

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!

Re: Murphy Growing Into Leadership Role - AGE

Reply #38 –
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No matter which way you slice it, Murphy tackles more than campo ever did and IMO is a lot tougher than campo ever was.

LMFAO. Murphy isn't tough, full stop. Let's not kid ourselves here.

Never said he was. Just pointing out that he is tougher than Braddles and Campo....both of which you admire and gave a pass mark to when playing similar roles.

Re: Murphy Growing Into Leadership Role - AGE

Reply #39 –
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No matter which way you slice it, Murphy tackles more than campo ever did and IMO is a lot tougher than campo ever was.

LMFAO. Murphy isn't tough, full stop. Let's not kid ourselves here.

Never said he was. Just pointing out that he is tougher than Braddles and Campo....both of which you admire and gave a pass mark to when playing similar roles.

That's opinion, far from fact.
Ignorance is bliss.

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!

Re: Murphy Growing Into Leadership Role - AGE

Reply #41 –
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He needs to lead by example out on the field.

Most grow into the leadership role.
Marc just needs to lift his consistency and win the ball at every contest, every week and the rest will follow.

I've come to the realisation he's not ever going to win the hard ball, I just want him to at least chase and tackle with intent, he must lead the way in this department if he's going to a great leader. I remember a game against North last year where he really made one stick early in the game which resulted in a goal. No doubt it lifted the side. Then I've just seen him let players walk through his tackles only to see Menzel make it stick against the same player just minutes later. That type of stuff is unacceptable. No doubt he's well liked and respected within the club. Time to make use of the influence he has over his team.

You have been beating this drum for the last 2 years and its BS.

You actually started with Judd, and then we turned him into an inside midfielder and broke him and then you moved on to Murphy.

Its not about love child, or negative words, its about a biased opinion against him because he got what you would call Carrazzo's captaincy.

Carry on yourself.

You forgot a short stop over at 2013 B&F Winner Kade Simpson.   Best we not mention that one.

Re: Murphy Growing Into Leadership Role - AGE

Reply #42 –
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No matter which way you slice it, Murphy tackles more than campo ever did and IMO is a lot tougher than campo ever was.

LMFAO. Murphy isn't tough, full stop. Let's not kid ourselves here.

Never said he was. Just pointing out that he is tougher than Braddles and Campo....both of which you admire and gave a pass mark to when playing similar roles.

That's opinion, far from fact.

Closer to any 'facts' you have pointed out.

Re: Murphy Growing Into Leadership Role - AGE

Reply #43 –
Quote from: kruddler on
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Quote from: kruddler on
Quote from: PassIt2Carrots on
Quote from: kruddler on
No matter which way you slice it, Murphy tackles more than campo ever did and IMO is a lot tougher than campo ever was.

LMFAO. Murphy isn't tough, full stop. Let's not kid ourselves here.

Never said he was. Just pointing out that he is tougher than Braddles and Campo....both of which you admire and gave a pass mark to when playing similar roles.

That's opinion, far from fact.

Closer to any 'facts' you have pointed out.

That too is just opinion, far from fact.
Ignorance is bliss.

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!

Re: Murphy Growing Into Leadership Role - AGE

Reply #44 –
Marc Murphy. There are too many if's and buts in peoples opinions on this site. Go out there this season and prove some people wrong for your own sake, and the sake of the club too. ;)
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