Marc Murphy

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Marc Murphy
Marc Murphy
Personal information
Full name	Marc Murphy
Date of Birth	July 19, 1987(1987-07-19)
Place of Birth	Victoria, Australia
Recruited from	Oakleigh Chargers
Draft	1st overall, 2005 Carlton Blues
Height/Weight	180cm / 80kg
Position	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Carlton
Number	3
Playing Career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2006-	Carlton	44 (26)
¹ Club statistics to end of Rnd 9, 2008 season
² Representative statistics to end of {{{repstatsend}}} Career highlights Larke Medal 2005 AFLPA Best First Year Player Award (2006) AFL Rising Star nominee (2006)

Marc Murphy (born July 19, 1987) is an Australian rules footballer, recruited at number one in the 2005 AFL Draft by the Carlton Football Club

Marc is the son of John Murphy, who is a Hall-of-Famer and legend of the Fitzroy Football Club. He was eligible to be taken by the Brisbane Lions under the father-son rule, but declined the offer. Carlton subsequently took him in the draft with the prized first pick (a priority pick). He went to Whitefriars College in Donvale.

[edit] 2006

Murphy made his AFL debut in Round 1, 2006. His quality performance on debut earned him a nomination for the NAB AFL Rising Star Award.

In July 2006, Murphy sustained a season-ending shoulder injury, all but dashing hopes of succeeding Brett Deledio as the winner of the AFL Rising Star award|NAB AFL Rising Star Award; although he was still voted by his peers the winner of the AFLPA Best First Year Player award. He also led the club in assists, despite playing only thirteen games.

[edit] 2007

In early 2007 Murphy replicated his good form of 2006, amassing 30 disposals against eventual premiers Geelong in Round 2. However, an injury to prime midfielder Nick Stevens after Round 3 saw Murphy attract the opposition's best taggers in most games. While his form remained solid, shaking the experienced taggers proved too big a challenge for the second year player and finished outside the top 10 in the club's best and fairest.

Murphy, elected to the leadership group after only thirteen games, is likely to be a long-term player with the club, with potential for captaincy. He is likely to benefit significantly from the return of Nick Stevens and the arrival of Chris Judd in 2008, who should attract the main taggers and allow Murphy to play a more outside role.

[edit] 2008

Murphy added considerable bulk to his frame during the 2007/08 offseason, highlighted in many preseason news articles. He has more freedom to run without the best tag on him every week due to the inclusion of Chris Judd and Nick Stevens in the midfield. A solid 32 touches against Brisbane in Round 8, then having a game breaking 33 touches against Port Adelaide in Round 11 with the Blues getting home by 12 points after trailing by as much as 38 points in the 3rd quarter.

[edit] External links

• Marc Murphy profile on the Official AFL Website of the Carlton Football Club
• Marc Murphy's statistics from AFL Tables

• Marc Murphy Profile in Blueseum