Murray Exelby

Murray Exelby
Personal information
Full name	Murray Exelby
Date of birth	11 October 1912
Date of death	21 October 1987(1987-10-21) (aged 75)
Original team	East Brunswick
Height/Weight	173 cm / 72 kg
Position(s)	Rover / Half forward flank
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1935–44	Essendon	113 (102)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1944 season .

Murray Exelby (11 October 1912 – 21 October 1987) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Exelby, a rover and half forward flanker, kicked six goals against Melbourne in the opening round of the 1940 VFL season and finished the year with a career best 24 goals. Recruited from East Brunswick, he was a losing Grand Finalist the following season and a premiership player in 1942, with two goals in the Grand Final win over Richmond. In all he appeared in eight finals during his career.

He spent the 1945 and 1946 seasons at Preston. After coaching stints with Leongatha and Mitcham, Exelby joined Queensland club Mayne as captain-coach in 1950.

References

• Murray Exelby's statistics from AFL Tables
• Full Points Footy: Murray Exelby
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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Name	Exelby, Murray
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Date of birth	11 October 1912
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Date of death	21 October 1987
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