However, Muirhead and her rink-mates were unable to defend the title since the qualifying Scottish Championships were held at the same time as their bronze-medal winning exploits in Sochi.
The same will apply to the men later in the year, with Murdoch missing out on the chance to add to his six medals at World level.
Asked for his views on the policy, Murdoch said: “We all signed up to it and knew that over a four-year period that we were going to the Olympic Games.
“That’s really the pinnacle of your career. As an athlete, you want to be playing in everything and you don’t want not to be playing in a championship.
“But, as it is just now, the men’s and women’s championships are going to be on and we’re not there.
“Sometimes you just have to accept that. Whether it’s the right or wrong decision, as an athlete, you have to respect that.
“They (the women) are the best team in the country just now because the other girls aren’t there. In some ways, they’re the best team in the country and we have to respect that as well.
“They’re trying their hearts out for the nation. For the policy, whether it’s right or wrong, that’s up for debate; we’ll see what comes from that and what we’ve learned from it.
“We tried something this time and maybe, in some ways, it might’ve worked because it made us focus on the Olympics.
“On the other hand, you don’t get to go to the World Championship, which is frustrating as a player.”