Dangerfield decided not to compete in the 2014 race, paving the way for a new winner and Murdoch took his chance.
Murdoch was a popular pre-race tip having posted one of the fastest ever 20m sprint times at the AFL Combine – stopping the clock at 2.86 seconds.
The traditional sprint was held at half-time of Saturday's Grand Final between the Sydney Swans and Hawthorn, with the Hawks on track for back-to-back premierships.
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2014 Grand Final sprint participants
Adelaide Brodie Smith
Brisbane Lions Daniel McStay
Carlton Kane Lucas
Collingwood Ben Kennedy
Essendon Patrick Ambrose
Fremantle Zac Dawson
Geelong Jordan Murdoch
Gold Coast Jarred Ellis
GWS Adam Tomlinson
Hawthorn Billy Hartung
Melbourne Jayden Hunt
North Melbourne Luke McDonald
Port Adelaide Andrew Moore
Richmond Bachar Houli
St Kilda Clint Jones
Sydney Swans Daniel Robinson
West Coast Will Schofield
Western Bulldogs Jason Tutt
GF sprint winners of the modern era
2002 Jared Crouch (Sydney Swans)
2003 James Walker (Fremantle)
2004 James Walker (Fremantle)
2005 Brett Deledio (Richmond)
2006 Brendan Fevola (Carlton)
2007 Jake King (Richmond)
2008 Matt White (Richmond)
2009 Rhys Stanley (St Kilda)
2010 Luke Miles (St Kilda)
2011 Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
2012 Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
2013 Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
2014: Jordan Murdoch (Geelong)
