Gerard Murphy (Australian sports consultant)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Netball, Australian rules football (consultant) |
| Position | Head Coach |
| League | Suncorp Super Netball |
| Team | Melbourne Mavericks |
| Now coaching |
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Gerard Murphy is an Australian consultant and coach for sporting teams.
He was a founder of Leading Teams and runs a consulting firm titled Gerard Murphy Consulting, which focuses on developing high performance programs in sports teams.
Career
From 2007 to 2014, Murphy worked for the Geelong Cats in the Australian Football League.[1]
In 2014, Murphy was appointed as a leadership consultant to the Richmond Tigers in the Australian Football League.[2]
In July 2016, Murphy left the Tigers. It was reported that players were not satisfied with Murphy's style of leadership.[3]
Murphy is part of a consortium that placed a bid for the Coventry City soccer team in the United Kingdom in April 2017. The consortium he led is known as the Australian Football Consortium.[4]
In December 2025, Murphy was appointed head coach of the Melbourne Mavericks Super Netball team, following on from Tracey Neville. He previously served as a mentor to the Vixens Academy team. He served as head coach of the Vixens Academy reserve team in 2025 and was previously head coach of the Geelong Cougars in the Victorian Netball League since 2014.[5]
In between the 2025 and 2026 seasons of the Australian Football League, Murphy acted as a consultant to the Sydney Swans' leadership.[6]
Recognition
In April 2025, Murphy was nominated for the 2024 Leasexpress Coach of the Year during the Victorian Sports Awards for his work coaching men's and mixed teams in the Geelong Netball Club.[7]
References
- ^ Phelan, Jennifer (18 November 2014). "Richmond turns to Geelong's long-time leadership guru". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ Phelan, Jennifer (18 November 2014). "Tigers appoint leadership consultant". Richmond Tigers. Archived from the original on 15 September 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ McClure, Sam (4 July 2016). "Tigers part ways with leadership consultant Gerard Murphy". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ Gilbert, Simon (30 April 2017). "Who are Gerard Murphy and Philip Aiken? The Australians interested in Coventry City takeover". Coventry Live. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ Williams, Rebecca (1 December 2025). "Three-month Super Netball saga finally over as Melbourne Mavericks name new coach". News Sport Network. Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ Wilson, Caroline (7 March 2026). "Dean Cox asked his players for feedback. This is what they told him". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 7 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ Pardew, Abby (8 April 2025). "Local finalists announced in Victorian Sport Awards". Geelong Times. Times News Group. Retrieved 13 March 2026.