The Thomas Murphy Trophy is awarded to the best clubperson. This award can be given to any
member of the club, being a player, parent, grandparent, or someone who has contributed to the
running of the club beyond expectation, and usually goes unnoticed. It is for continued service to the
club, above and beyond expectations. The normal recipient is generally just an all round good club
person that has consistently contributed in the background to the operations of the club.

Nominations can be made by any member of the club.with the recipient decided upon by the
Murrumbeena Junior Football Club Committee.

The Thomas Murphy award is named after a guy that played junior football for Murrumbeena and
went on to play AFL for Hawthorn. Tom played his first game for the Hawks in Rd 22 2005. In 2008
he won the Hawks’ most improved player award and was an emergency for the 2008 Grand Final. In
2010 he player his 50th game for Hawthorn. The Murphy name is well respected at Murrumbeena
with Tom's father Reg a club Life Member and brother Liam a current player. The award was
renamed in Tom Murphy's honour in recognition of his success and devotion to the Murrumbeena
Junior Football Club.

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