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Key Facts

Full name
Sel Murray

Known as
Sel Murray

Born
23 November 1917

Died
29 May 1992 (aged 74)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 243d
Last game: 30y 237d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 76 kg

Senior clubs
North Melbourne; Richmond

Jumper numbers
North Melbourne: 29, 24, 26, 27
Richmond: 6

Recruited from
North Melbourne (1945); Richmond (1948)

Sel Murray

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
North MelbourneV/AFL1937-1944, 19481084113.8131%12.00—7.0011
RichmondV/AFL1945-194613503.8546%———0
V/AFL1937-1946, 19481214613.8133%12.00—7.0011
Total1937-1946, 19481214613.8133%12.00—7.0011

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 4,538th player to appear, 1,924th most games played, 77th most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 237th player to appear, 118th most games played, 7th most goals kickedRichmond: 446th player to appear, 634th most games played, 155th most goals kicked

Recruited from West Melbourne, Sel Murray was a fine full forward for North Melbourne in 108 VFL games between 1937 and 1944 and in 1948, during which he kicked 411 goals. His tally of 88 goals in 1941 was good enough to top the league list. He also topped North Melbourne’s goal kicking ladder every season between 1938 and 1942. Some idea of his prowess during a difficult time for full forwards can be gauged from his achievement in registering 300 career goals in just 73 games, which is the equal third fastest of all time.

In 1945 Murray crossed to Richmond where he played 13 games and booted 50 goals in two seasons. He spent the 1947 season playing for North Melbourne’s reserve,s for whom he kicked 123 goals to top the competition goal kicking ladder.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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