While with the
Brisbane Broncos, he represented QLD and Australia U19s also playing for the Reserve team
Past Brothers in the
Queensland Cup. Murphy played for the
New Zealand Warriors on the wing in their
2002 NRL Grand Final loss to the
Sydney Roosters. Murphy joined the
Catalans Dragons club at the end of 2004 when the club was in the national French competition. He quickly established himself as one of the better players, topping the try scoring charts and helping the club become the first French team to go through a season without defeat, winning the Coupe de France and the French championship where he was man of the match in the Final. It was his first full season in Super League that saw him shoot to prominence. He finished as Top try-scorer in 2006's
Super League XI with 26 tries and also making the Super League "Dream Team" despite his team, the Catalans Dragons coming bottom of the table. He was part of the
French squad for the
2008 World Cup. Following retirement, Murphy moved to
Toowoomba. ==References==