Inspiration won't be far away for Ali Brigginshaw when she steps up as Jillaroos skipper in Saturday's Auckland Test against New Zealand.Brisbane halfback Brigginshaw said she would follow the example set by her idol and retired great Karyn Murphy, who also just happens to be the Jillaroos assistant coach.Brigginshaw will lead the Australian women's rugby league team for the first time after replacing injured skipper Sam Bremner (broken toe).
The Jillaroos captaincy capped a stellar season for Brisbane skipper Brigginshaw who steered the Broncos to the maiden NRL Women's Premiership title, going through the inaugural season undefeated. Brigginshaw felt for Bremner and hoped to do the St George Illawarra fullback proud but admitted another Jillaroos captain would provide her motivation on Saturday - Murphy. The Broncos star said simply having Murphy on the support staff was an inspiration ahead of her Jillaroos captaincy debut. Murphy played 27 Tests including 17 as skipper before her 2014 retirement. The Karyn Murphy Medal for player of the NRLW grand final is named in her honour.
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