| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Graham Murray | |
| Date of birth | January 6, 1955 | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1976–1980 1981–1983 |
 Parramatta Eels South Sydney Rabbitohs |
45 (30) 43 (24) |
| Professional clubs coached | ||
| 1991–1995 1997 1998–1999 2000–2001 2002–2008 |
 Illawarra Steelers Hunter Mariners Leeds Rhinos Sydney Roosters North Queensland Cowboys |
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| Representative teams coached | ||
| 2006–2007 |  New South Wales |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Graham Murray (born January 6, 1955) is an Australian former rugby league player and Coach. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games
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Playing career
Having starred for the Parramatta third-grade side in the middle 1970s, Graham Murray took over a captain of the Eels' reserve grade side in 1977 and was regarded as too skilful for reserve grade rugby league owing to his great organisational ability, which had him known as "little Artie" after Arthur Beetson. The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional Rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. Arthur Henry Beetson, OAM (born 22 January 1945 in Roma Queensland) is an Australian former Rugby league player and coach With international halfback John Kolc suffering ankle ligament damage, Murray spent some time in first grade during 1977, but returned to captain the reserve grade side to a premiership when Kolc was fit.
1978 saw Murray take over from Kolc as first grade hal for most of the year, but the emergence of soon-to-be champion Peter Sterling caused him to flirt between the grades in 1979 and 1980, but in the former year he captained the reserves to their third premiership in five years. Peter Maxwell John "Sterlo" Sterling OAM (born 16 June 1960 in Toowoomba Queensland) is an Australian Rugby league Murray moved to Souths in 1981 and played fairly regularly in first grade until he left at the end of 1983 to play in the country. The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, The Bunnies, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional Rugby league
Club Coaching career
After previous appointments as reserve grade coach at Penrith (where he won a premiership in 1987 and helped develop many of the future 1991 first-grade premiership team) and Balmain, Murray was made coach of Illawarra in 1991. The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995-96 were one of the founding rugby league football clubs of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian Rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong New South Wales. The 1991 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-fourth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia He guided the club to its first finals appearance in 1992 and during his tenure, the Steelers always won more games than they lost. The 1992 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the eighty-fifth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia He was dismissed as coach in April 1995 after he facilitated negotiations between Steelers players and representatives of the rebel Super League organisation. The 1995 Australian Rugby League premiership was the 88th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia and the first to be run by the Australian Rugby This article details what is commonly referred to as the Super League war, which was fought in and out of court during the mid-1990s by He was the only person out of the countless players, coaches and administrators involved with the Super League saga to lose his job as a direct consequence.
Installed as coach of the Newcastle-based Hunter Mariners Super League team, Murray was able to construct a competitive team despite the apathy of the local community who were mostly supportive of the Newcastle Knights still playing in the Australian Rugby League's premiership. The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie The Hunter Mariners were an Australian Rugby league club based in the Hunter Valley region's largest city Newcastle. The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia Although they made the final of the World Club Challenge in their first season, the Mariners were shut down as a condition of the establishment of the National Rugby League. The World Club Challenge (WCC (also referred to as the Carnegie World Club Challenge (CWCC for sponsorship purposes is an annual Rugby league match held between
Left without a team to coach in Australia, Murray joined the Leeds Rhinos in the English Super League, directing the team to a Challenge Cup victory and a Super League grand final place. Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe He signed a deal to coach the North Sydney Bears for National Rugby League season 2000. The North Sydney Bears are an Australian Rugby league football club based in Sydney who currently compete in the New South Wales Cup. The year 2000 saw the third season of the National Rugby League competition the 93rd season of professional Rugby league football in Australia However, before he could take up this position, the club was excluded from the competition and forced to merge with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney After the resignation of Phil Gould as coach of the Sydney Roosters, Murray was quickly named as his replacement. For the drummer Phil Gould see Phil Gould (musician. Phillip Ronald Gould (born 1958 in Sydney, New South Wales) is The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia.
In 2000, Murray proceeded to guide the Roosters to their first grand final since 1975, although they would lose 14-6 to the Brisbane Broncos. 1975 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-eighth season of professional Rugby league football in Australia The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. Despite a sixth-place finish in 2001, Murray was sacked by the Roosters two days after the end of the season. The year 2001 saw the fourth season of the National Rugby League premiership the 94th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia
After starting 2002 in his former profession as a teacher, he was made head coach of the North Queensland Cowboys to replace the sacked Murray Hurst in April. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Murray Hurst was the coach of the North Queensland Cowboys between 2001 and 2002 After three seasons of steady improvement, the Cowboys made the NRL finals for the first time in 2004 and finished one game short of the grand final. The year 2004 's National Rugby League season was the 97th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia, and the seventh run by the They improved on their efforts in 2005 when they lost the grand final to the Wests Tigers by 34 points to 16. The year 2005 's National Rugby League (NRL premiership was the 98th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia and the eighth run by the The Wests Tigers are a professional Rugby league football club in the National Rugby League (NRL the premier Rugby league competition in Australasia
In National Rugby League season 2006 the Cowboys missed the finals and finished in ninth position. The year 2006 saw the ninth National Rugby League premiership, the 99th season of professional Rugby league football in Australia
Cowboys' CEO Peter Parr announced that 2008 will be Murray's final year with the North Queensland Cowboys, with the club seeking to move in a different direction. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. He will be replaced by Murray's former assistant, current Canberra Raiders coach, Neil Henry from 2009. The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra Australian Capital Territory. Neil Henry (born 23 January, 1961) is an Australian rugby league coach and former player
On May 19, 2008, Murray quit the North Queensland Cowboys after a poor start to the season with a 3 - 7 win/loss record. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. [1]
Representative coaching career
Graham Murray was the coach of the Fiji team in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, winning one game and losing two. The Fiji national Rugby league team (nicknamed the Bati) has been participating in international competition since 1992. The twelfth Rugby League World Cup was held in Great Britain, Ireland and France in October and November of the year 2000
Murray was appointed coach of the New South Wales State of Origin team for the 2006 series, losing the series to Queensland by two games to one. State of Origin is an annual best-of-three series of Rugby league matches between the Maroons, representing the state of Queensland, and the Blues The 2006 State of Origin series was the 27th annual Australian interstate representative series between New South Wales and Queensland. Murray was re-appointed as New South Wales coach in 2007 with the full support of the North Queensland Cowboys board. Once again New South Wales lost the series by two games to one. In August, 2007, Murray announced that he would step down as coach of New South Wales. [2]
- NSW City Origin - 2001 to 2005 - won annual contest against Country Origin in 2002, 2003 and 2005
Murray rumoured to be appointed as new head coach for English Super League club Hull FC 19/05/2008.
References
- ^ Murray resigns as Cowboys coach. North Queensland Cowboys (2008-05-19). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and
- ^ "Murray quits as Blues coach", Fox Sports News, 2007-08-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Retrieved on 2007-08-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid
| Preceded by Ron Hilditch 1989-1990 |
Coach Illawarra Steelers 1991-1995 |
Succeeded by Allan Fitzgibbon 1995 |
| Preceded by team created |
Coach Hunter Mariners 1997 |
Succeeded by team excluded from NRL |
| Preceded by Dean Bell 1995-1996 |
Coach Leeds Rhinos 1997-1999 |
Succeeded by Dean Lance 2000-2001 |
| Preceded by Phil Gould 1995-1999 |
Coach Sydney Roosters 2000-2001 |
Succeeded by Ricky Stuart 2002-2006 |
| Preceded by Murray Hurst 2001-2002 |
Coach North Queensland Cowboys 2002- 2008 |
Succeeded by Ian Millward |
| Preceded by Ricky Stuart 2005 |
Coach New South Wales State of Origin 2006-2007 |
Succeeded by Craig Bellamy 2008- |
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