Carlton vs Brisbane Practice Match

[kruddler]

I'd have Pendlebury ahead of Murphy.....for consistency, premiership captain, Norm Smith in that premiership, 5 Copelands and still playing at a very high standard. even in the recent state game he was a standout all be it the game was played tamely. West Coast supporters would probably give you a hard argument on Hurn and Kennedy too. Hurn is a real captain along the same lines as Hodge and JK has been the premier forward for many seasons.
Daisy Thomas would also feature given he has a premiership and was deemed best in the comp at one stage...
Murphy has been good but I'm not rating him ahead of the others either as a leader or player...

I actually did some research before my comments (unlike who i was replying too) and i reckon you've named every single player that people COULD mount an argument for as being better than Murphy from that draft. Kennedy doesn't really count because he was ours anyway. Pendlebury, definitely. Others are a more subjective call. Only other ones i'd even entertain was probably Higgins, but he has underachieved most of his career and Nath Jones....but only edge he has over Murphy is hardness, maybe leadership. But output wise, nope.

BUT.....if you can pick 11 players better than Murphy from that draft.....you don't know football.