Albert Henry Murdoch (18 January 1935 – 15 December 2010) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington *Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport *Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United King ...

in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL). Murdoch, an Essendon High School Old Boy, was in North Melbourne's recruiting zone but opted to instead qualify for Essendon. He won the

Essendon District Football League The Essendon District Football League (EDFL) is a professional Australian rules football league competition based in Essendon, Victoria, consisting of teams based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne. Founded in 1930, the men's competition c ...

best and fairest In Australian sport, the best and fairest award recognises the player(s) adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition. The awards are sometimes dependent on not receiving a suspensi ...

award in 1956, while playing for the Lincoln Stars. A wingman, first played for Essendon in 1957 and was a regular fixture in the side from 1958. He was a member of the team which lost the

1959 VFL Grand Final The 1959 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Melbourne Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 20 September 1959. It was the 62nd annual Grand Final of the Victor ...

.AFL Tables: Alby Murdoch
/ref> He appeared in the opening round of the 1962 season but then injured his knee and missed out on participating in Essendon's premiership side that year. Once he left Essendon he played at both Stanhope and Brunswick, in 1963 and 1964 respectively. Murdoch was then coach of the Strathmore Under-17s for eight seasons and he steered them to two premierships. He was also senior coach of the

Doutta Stars The Essendon Doutta Stars Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 10 km north west of Melbourne in the suburb of Essendon, Victoria, Essendon, and affiliated with the Essendon District Football League in 1946. Histor ...

for one year.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Murdoch, Alby 1935 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Essendon Football Club players Brunswick Football Club players 2010 deaths