Not really. We put a lot of training and effort into Murphy, and when fit he showed signs that he might actually make it at AFL level. Of course, he was never tested on the big stage, but to say that it's no loss at all is bull@@@@. It's not much of a loss. It's certainly not the end of the world. But it's disappointing, given the hopes the club and the fans had for him.
Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!
99% of players drafted show at least a little bit of potential that they will make it in the AFL, that's why they were drafted in the first place.
If Murphy is a loss, then Brabazon will be aswell
Brabazon has had opportunities, and his career has not been curtailed by injury. If he goes, it will definitely be because he wasn't good enough. Murphy, on the other hand, hasn't shown that he's not up to it talent-wise. He hasn't had the opportunity to show anything, because he has struggled with injury. It is injury and homesickness that has sent him packing, not lack of talent.
The fact is that outside influences have caused a bloke to leave. It wasn't that he wasn't good enough (he may still not have been, but we'll never know), it was something non-footy related. It's disappointing. Anybody who denies that is quite frankly full of @@@@.
Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!
FROM SMH; Sydney will have another spare spot on their rookie list after Irishman Brendan Murphy told the club he had decided to return home after two seasons with the Swans. Murphy, rated by Tadhg Kennelly as the finest talent in Gaelic football when he signed with Sydney, was hampered by injuries. ''I've lost the drive and passion to play AFL,'' he said.
I noted in a previous Ressies post that he looked like just didn't want to be there as he just wasn't involved in the game. Sorry to see I was right. Hope he is a cracker at Gaelic.
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I'm beginning to think that we're wasting our time investing in half hearted Irish mummy's boys and would be much better off looking to potential Indigenous talent to develop.
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