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Fri 03 Mar 2007Frames of reference essential to the big pictureMervyn Murphyis Ireland's video analyst. Here the affable former Ireland A centre offers an overview of his job in his own words"What I basically do is analyse the performance of the team as a whole, the units, right down to the individuals. I would break down footage of opponents as well as screening the top five, six, seven teams in the world to see what they are doing. Referees and their style of officiating would also come under scrutiny.