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Key Facts

Full name
Murray Exelby

Known as
Murray Exelby

Born
11 October 1912

Died
21 October 1987 (aged 75)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 219d
Last game: 31y 313d

Height and weight
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 72 kg

Senior clubs
Essendon; Preston

Jumper numbers
Essendon: 2, 4

Recruited from
Essendon (1945); Preston (1947); Leongatha (1949); Mitcham (1950)

Murray Exelby

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
EssendonV/AFL1935-19441131020.9060%14.00—5.002
PrestonVFA1945-1946————————
LeongathaGL1947-1948————————
MitchamEFNL1949————————
MayneQANFL1950————————
Total1935-19501131020.90—————

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 4,265th player to appear, 2,112th most games played, 1,067th most goals kickedEssendon: 487th player to appear, 145th most games played, 78th most goals kicked

Murray Exelby joined Essendon from East Brunswick, having previously played for Silvan. He developed into a highly serviceable player for the Bombers in 113 VFL games between 1935 and 1944. He booted 102 goals. Lively, industrious and relentlessly determined, he could be used to equivalent effect either as a rover or on a half forward flank. In the 1942 Grand Final defeat of Richmond he contributed a couple of goals as a forward pocket and change rover. A year earlier he had also been a member of the Dons' losing Grand Final side against Melbourne.

After leaving Essendon Exelby joined VFA club Preston, where he spent two seasons before undertaking captain-coaching stints at Leongatha (1947-8), Mitcham (1949) and Mayne (1950). After returning home to Victoria he undertook non-playing coaching duties with his former club East Brunswick for a time, and finally with Croxton.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

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Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.