Wearing my other hat

A different playing field.

When Dave Murphy’s not talking real estate on the RE/MAX Real Estate Services team, he’s out on the field playing on a very different team.

Late last year, Dave was announced co-captain of Northern Pride, a Queensland rugby league club based in Cairns.

Northern Pride is a development club – and feeder club to the North Queensland Cowboys - built around the phrase ‘born and bred.’

The Club was formed to create a regionally based talent development pathway for players, coaches and administrators; and it competes in the QRL State competition and the Intrust Super Cup.

Dave first started playing as a five-year-old in the BundabergHervey Bay region before moving to Toowoomba for boarding school.

Beginning his professional NRL career playing in the under 20’s for Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs in Sydney, he moved to Cairns and Northern Pride in March 2015.

He plays lock, which is #13; and he is very aware of the work-life balance he needs to maintain in order to perform at his best on either team. Training with Northern Pride is obviously a huge part of Dave’s life.

“We train from 4pm to 8:30pm, four times a week, so I make some very early starts to my real estate day at times to make sure I stay totally on top of my game there.”

Dave’s profile as a footballer has a positive effect on his real estate career.

“I love connecting with people at all levels, and I find buyers and sellers are very keen to talk about football with me – and are incredibly supportive of my role with Northern Pride.

“I think many of them would like to be out on the field with me.”

Dave is very conscious of not allowing his two profiles to negatively affect each other.

“I hope my real estate career will only ever benefit from the profile I have as a footballer.” always been his dream, however he’s not about to think of real estate as a poor cousin.

“I am truly focused on a career in real estate at the present.

“I plan on having a very successful career in real estate… and if NRL happens to fall into place, then great.”

He says he is often asked about his ‘dream job’, and whether that’s with a state side or perhaps the Kangaroos.

“I have always been driven by success, and I’ve never had a specific dream job.

“I’m more motivated to be successful in whatever I choose to do; and, for the foreseeable and exciting future, that means being on a team that’s in the real estate industry.

“And I’m loving it here, and can’t see myself being keen on moving… ever,” says Dave.

Proving that the team is everything, on the football or real estate playing field, Dave’s success inspires others to succeed.

“We work in a fast-paced dynamic industry; sales is a transfer of energy, and, when it comes to motivation and being successful, inspiration must come from within,” he said.

Dave has a Degree in Property Valuation but joined RE/MAX Real Estate Services in April last year, moving into a real estate sales career.

This year, he and brother, Ray, one of Cairns’ top real estate agents, who is recognised and awarded Australiawide and internationally, kick off their own sales team for RE/MAX Real Estate Services – the Murphy Team.