Who was better in 2011?

[PaulP]

Losing battle?

Our club is the one fighting a losing battle at the bottom end of the ladder with him as our skipper.

The casual inference in your last paragraph is that Murphy is either solely or significantly responsible for our current predicament. A very dubious claim at best. My guess is that the club wishes it had more Murphys and not less.

Also, there are many very good players who receive very few awards, or none at all. Nathan Jones from Melbourne is one example.