Francis John Murphy (20 February 1905 – 25 May 1995) was an

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er who played with Collingwood in the

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(VFL). Murphy was a half-forward as a member of a successful Collingwood side played in four premierships, three of them with his brother

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. After leaving the club in 1935, he moved to

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, where he became captain-coach of Subiaco in the

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and the

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in the

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. Murphy later served in the

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during

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Frank Murphy's playing statistics
from WAFL Footy Facts 1905 births 1995 deaths Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club premiership players Subiaco Football Club players Subiaco Football Club coaches Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1905-stub