Graham Murray

Graham Murray

Murray in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Graham Ernest Murray
Born	(1955-01-06)6 January 1955 Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Died	28 July 2013(2013-07-28) (aged 58) Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	75 kg (11 st 11 lb)
Position	Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1976–80 Parramatta Eels 46 9 0 0 27 1981–83 South Sydney 43 7 0 0 21 Total 89 16 0 0 48
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1991–95 Illawarra Steelers 95 51 5 39 54 1997 Hunter Mariners 18 7 0 11 39 1998–99 Leeds Rhinos 65 48 1 16 74 2000–01 Sydney Roosters 57 31 1 25 54 2002–08 North Qld Cowboys 161 79 1 81 49 Total 396 216 8 172 55 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1995 Fiji 3 1 0 2 33 2001–05 City NSW 5 3 0 2 60 2006–07 New South Wales 6 2 0 4 33
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Graham Ernest Murray (6 January 1955 – 28 July 2013) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

A New South Wales State of Origin head coach, Murray coached extensively at the highest club level: coaching the Illawarra Steelers, the Hunter Mariners, the Leeds Rhinos, the Sydney Roosters and the North Queensland Cowboys between the years 1991 and 2008. He also coached the Fiji national rugby league team, the City New South Wales rugby league team and the Australian women's team. He was named Dally M Coach of the Year in 1992.