Jack Murchie

Jack Murchie

Personal information
Born	(1997-06-26) 26 June 1997 (age 26) Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018–19 Canberra Raiders 3 0 0 0 0 2020–22 New Zealand Warriors 37 7 0 0 28 2023 Parramatta Eels 5 0 0 0 0 2024– Huddersfield Giants 10 3 0 0 0 Total 55 10 0 0 28
Source: [1] As of 28 September 2023

Jack Murchie (born 26 June 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.

He previously played for the Canberra Raiders, New Zealand Warriors and the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

Murchie was born in Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia. ^[2]

His junior club was the Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

He represented the Australian under 23s rugby league team at the 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Championship, where they defeated Tonga in the final 14-8 and were coached by former Queensland State of Origin and Papua New Guinea international, Adrian Lam. ^[3]

2018

In round 19 of the 2018 NRL season, Murchie made his club debut for Canberra, played at the interchange bench in the controversial 24-28 loss to Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Southern Cross Group Stadium.^{[ citation needed ]}

2019

Murchie only made one appearance for Canberra in the 2019 NRL season which came against Manly-Warringah in round 7. Canberra would lose the match 24-20 at Brookvale Oval. ^[4]

2020

On 21 May, Murchie was granted a release from Canberra Raiders to join the New Zealand Warriors on a one year deal. ^[5] 9 days after joining the Warriors, Murchie made his New Zealand Warriors debut in round 3 of the 2020 NRL season against St. George Illawarra Dragons starting from the bench, in the 18–0 win. ^[6]

2021-2022

Murchie eventually re-signed with the New Zealand Warriors until the end of the 2022 NRL season due to the successful run they had from late 2021 into 2022. Murchie made a total of 14 appearances for the New Zealand club in 2022 as they finished 15th on the table. On 6 September 2022, it was announced that Murchie had been released by the New Zealand side. ^[7] On 7 October 2022, Murchie signed with the Parramatta Eels on a two-year deal until the end of 2024. ^[8]

2023

Murchie made his club debut for Parramatta in round 1 of the 2023 NRL season against Melbourne. Parramatta would lose 16-12 in golden point extra-time. ^[9] Murchie only made five appearances for Parramatta throughout the season as he struggled to break into the first grade side. On 29 August, Murchie signed a three-year deal to join English side Huddersfield starting in 2024. ^[10]

References

1. "Jack Murchie RLP Profile". 20 September 2023.
2. "Jack Murchie".
3. "Ky Rodwell helps Australia to Commonwealth Championships gold". Bombala Times. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
4. "Jack Murchie selected to play first NRL game of season with Canberra Raiders". South Coast Register. 25 April 2019.
5. "Coast Chat: Jack Murchie". Warriors. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
6. "Warriors v Dragons". National Rugby League. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
7. "Warriors farewell 15 players after return to New Zealand". www.foxsports.com.au. 6 September 2022.
8. "Eels enforcer handed huge extension as Warriors recruit unveiled: NRL Transfer Centre". www.foxsports.com.au. 13 October 2022.
9. Howcroft, Jonathan (2 March 2023). "Melbourne Storm beat Parramatta Eels in golden point: NRL 2023 season opener – as it happened". The Guardian.
10. "Jack Murchie: Huddersfield Giants sign second rower on three-year deal from 2024". BBC Sport.

External links

• New Zealand Warriors profile