After a one-year absence from the team, Murphy played his last game in the junior grade when Cork suffered a 7-10 to 5-02 defeat by Waterford in the 1934 Munster final.
Murphy returned to the team after a year's break and played his last game in the junior league when Cork lost 7-10 to 5-02 to Waterford in the 1934 Munster final match.