Murray Exelby (11 October 1912 – 21 October 1987) 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 for
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).
Exelby, a rover and half forward flanker, kicked six goals against Melbourne in the opening round of the
1940 VFL season
The 1940 VFL season was the 44th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 27 April until 28 September, and comprised an ...
and finished the year with a career best 24 goals. Recruited from East Brunswick, he was a losing Grand Finalist the following season and a premiership player in 1942, with two goals in the Grand Final win over Richmond. In all he appeared in eight finals during his career.
He spent the 1945 and 1946 seasons at
Preston. After coaching stints with Leongatha and Mitcham, Exelby joined Queensland club
Mayne as captain-coach in 1950.
References
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*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
1912 births
1987 deaths
Essendon Football Club players
Essendon Football Club Premiership players
Preston Football Club (VFA) players
Mayne Australian Football Club players
Leongatha Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
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