Marc Murphy

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**Marc Murphy**
Personal Info
Birth	July 19, 1987,
Recruited from	Doncaster / Oakleigh U18
Height/Weight	179cm / 75kg
Playing Career¹
Debut	Round 1, April 2, 2006, Carlton vs. Melbourne, at Docklands (Now Telstra Dome)
Team(s)	Carlton (2006-) 13 games, 8 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season
Career Highlights
AFLPA Best First Year Player 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.

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

Many Carlton fans believe Murphy to be a crucial player to the future on-field success of the club. He has been compared to Ben Cousins, a premiership midfielder for the West Coast Eagles and Brownlow Medal winner. Murphy has high expectations to be good enough to win a Brownlow himself at some point in his career. "The Murph Mobile" is one of the most exciting youngsters in the AFL because of his tackle breaking and precision skills in to the attacking 50. Even though he only played 13 of 22 games this year he still led the Carlton Football Club in goal assists, further underlining his potential to be one of the game's greats.

In July 2006, Murphy sustained a season-ending shoulder injury, all but dashing hopes of succeeding Brett Deledio as the winner of the NAB AFL Rising Star Award; he was still voted by his peers the winner of the AFLPA Best First Year Player award.