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  • ScottH
    It's Goodes to cheer!!
    • Sep 2003
    • 23665

    Giant takes baby steps

    Giant takes baby steps

    Irishman Brendan Murphy making his mark in Swans' reserves
  • reigning premier
    Suspended by the MRP
    • Sep 2006
    • 4335

    #2
    Hmmm... We haven't lost a reserves game in 3yrs and this joker joins the team and we lose two. Bit to much of a coincidence for my liking.

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    • Bloody Hell
      Senior Player
      • Oct 2006
      • 3085

      #3
      "Apart from his football skills, the 197cm Murphy has undergone a radical physical transformation since arriving in the Harbour City.

      Tipping the scales at just over 88kg when he arrived, he?s now 99.5kg, and better equipped to deal with the rigors of the Australian game."
      There's a solution to the ruck problem.

      If he's as good as liz indicates - we have a probable few top KPP's waiting in the wings.

      Happy Days!
      The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.

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      • ScottH
        It's Goodes to cheer!!
        • Sep 2003
        • 23665

        #4
        Originally posted by reigning premier
        Hmmm... We haven't lost a reserves game in 3yrs and this joker joins the team and we lose two. Bit to much of a coincidence for my liking.
        No. no. no. That is Davis's fault.

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        • Ludwig
          Veterans List
          • Apr 2007
          • 9359

          #5
          Wow. Our very own BUDDY!

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          • TheGrimReaper
            Suspended by the MRP
            • Sep 2007
            • 2203

            #6
            He's put on a lot of weight 11.5kg. He's a solid boy now.

            Cannot wait to see him in the red and white in the seniors.

            Bring him in Roosey, show us what he's got.

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            • shaun..
              Stuck in Reserves
              • Jun 2007
              • 691

              #7
              Very exciting news!
              "In some ways we?re less predictable to ourselves and sometimes that can be detrimental because we don?t really know where we?re going" - P.Roos

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              • liz
                Veteran
                Site Admin
                • Jan 2003
                • 16761

                #8
                I'm looking forward to when he gets the hang of marking contests. A couple of times I've seen him take overhead marks but it's just that he's stuck his arms in the air and the ball has landed in them rather than any great science. But when they've hit his hands, they've stayed hit, which suggests he could become a pretty good overhead mark when he gets the hang of positioning himself.

                And last weekend I noticed him itching to get into ruck contests, often having to be prodded out of the way by Currie.

                It's interesting that that article seems to leave the door open for the possibility of a game or two towards the end of this year. More likely, however, is that he's going to crash his way into contention early next year.

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                • Robbo
                  On the Rookie List
                  • May 2007
                  • 2946

                  #9
                  Holy @@@@. He must be under a pretty intense weights program to gain that amount of weight in what is theoretically such a short amount of time.

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                  • TheHood
                    On the Rookie List
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 1938

                    #10
                    Did you notice the author, Catherine Murphy? Is that just a co-inki-dinky?
                    The Pain of Discipline is Nothing Like The Pain of Disappointment

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                    • ugg
                      Can you feel it?
                      Site Admin
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 15968

                      #11
                      The club must get some of those skinny recruits over to Tadhg's place for a regular meal.
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                      • Jeffers1984
                        Veterans List
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 4564

                        #12
                        an absolute gun. unlimited potential.

                        No doubt about him being labeled an 'athletic freak.'
                        Official Driver Of The "Who Gives A @@@@ As The Player Will Get Delisted Anyway" Bandwagon.

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                        • ugg
                          Can you feel it?
                          Site Admin
                          • Jan 2003
                          • 15968

                          #13
                          For those who can't get to reserves games, here's something to titillate. About 51 seconds in.

                          [youtube]OCNPHdTScBA[/youtube]
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                          • DeadlyAkkuret
                            Veterans List
                            • Oct 2006
                            • 4547

                            #14
                            Forget the Irish Chris Judd, he's better than Judd He looked awesome in that short clip.

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                            • Robbo
                              On the Rookie List
                              • May 2007
                              • 2946

                              #15
                              Kicking action looked a little suspect in that clip but I'm sure it will improve.

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