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(s)	East Brunswick
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s)	Rover / Half forward flank
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1935–44	Essendon	113 (102)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

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 playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Murray Exelby at AustralianFootball.com
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.