Bob Murphy

6 days ago | abc.net.au | Sharnelle Vella |Bob Murphy

If you tuned into the football yesterday you may have heard young Alex Kouts commentating the Richmond versus Western Bulldogs match. The twelve year-old Auskicker of the year told Sharnelle and Bob that he doesn't get nervous and does all of his prep the night before. "I was a commentating wheelchair footy at around eight or nine years old. I've been following footy ever since I was four. So yeah, the commentating just started from there."Melbourne, Australian Rules Football, Human Interest

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Sharnelle Vella |Bob Murphy

Singer and entertainer Rob Mills says music is what makes us connect with people, but two thirds of primary school students don't have access to music lessons. He said that music courses are often 'the first thing that goes' when school budgets make cuts, and that teachers aren't being taught the basics. "Whether it's in the car we listen to music, or when we're watching a movie, it's the underscore of the film that's making us feel all those emotions.

1 week ago | theage.com.au | Bob Murphy

OpinionBob MurphyFormer Western Bulldogs captain June 19, 2025 — 3.30pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. If the current crop of AFL players continues to push for the return of State of Origin footy and the AFL complies, we need to get a couple of things straight. State of Origin footy is not, was not and should never be our own version of the NBA’s All-Star weekend.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Sharnelle Vella |Bob Murphy

Bob has a mystery he is trying to solve: was the Docklands stadium built in the wrong direction? Andrew Demetriou was the CEO of the AFL when the stadium was built, and told Bob and Sharnelle there were three important factors in the stadium design. "Channel 7 were the first tenants of Docklands and we were the second. So we watched all those buildings be built around the stadium; all the chaos on the road; digging up tram lines, and it was a nightmare."Melbourne, AFL, Infrastructure

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Sharnelle Vella |Bob Murphy

It's not every day that Gollum from Lord of the Rings comes on the Breakfast program. Laurence Boxhall embodies the 'creepy' creature in Lord of the Rings, A Musical Tale, and told Sharnelle and Bob that he finds Gollum to be a 'tragic, sympathetic' creature. "Everyone [always] wants to show me their Gollum voice," he said after Bob showed off his best impersonation.