Scott Murray (rugby league, Penrith)
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Scott Murray is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played one game for the Penrith Panthers in 1992.
Murray made his only first-grade appearance for Penrith in the club's round nine loss to North Sydney on 31 May 1992.[4]
On 21 June 1992, three weeks after debuting, Murray was a passenger in the car crash that killed his teammate Ben Alexander.[1][5] The Canberra Times reported that Murray suffered a broken jaw in the crash,[6] while The Sydney Morning Herald stated that he attended Alexander's funeral in a wheelchair due to having a broken left leg.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Allison, Col (23 June 1992). "Fans, friends and players grieve for Ben". The Sydney Morning Herald – via NewsBank.
Ben, 21, the younger brother of Greg Alexander, the Panthers' captain and former Test player, was killed instantly when his Honda car spun out of control after it and a Valiant sedan collided at the intersection. Three fellow Penrith clubmates, who were passengers in the car, Glen Liddiard, 22, Luke Goodwin, 19, and Scott Murray, 19, were taken to hospital.
- ^ a b Allison, Col (26 June 1992). "Penrith weeps for a kid called Bood". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
Scott Murray, 20, one of the three Panthers players injured in the accident that killed 20-year-old Ben, arrived in a wheelchair, his left leg broken.
- ^ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
- ^ a b "Scott Murray". Rugby League Project.
- ^ Masters, Roy (12 September 1992). "The Return of the Chocolate Soldiers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alexander 'ran red light'". The Canberra Times. 23 June 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 7 June 2019 – via Trove.