Lachlan Murphy
{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Lachlan Murphy
| image = Lachlan Murphy 2019.5.jpg
| caption = Murphy in June 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|12|04|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = {{SANFL Adel}} (SANFL)
Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
| draftpick = No. 38, 2018 rookie draft
| debutdate = Round 1, 2018
| debutteam = {{AFL Ade}}
| debutopponent = {{AFL Ess}}
| debutstadium = Etihad Stadium
| height = 176 cm
| weight = 83 kg
| position = Half forward
| currentclub = {{AFL Ade}}
| guernsey = 4
| years1 = 2018–
| club1 = {{AFL Ade}}
| games_goals1 = 117 (75)
| statsend = round 14, 2025
| careerhighlights =
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Lachlan Murphy (born 4 December 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Adelaide with their third selection and thirty-eighth overall in the 2018 rookie draft.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/lachlan-murphy-makes-transition-from-adelaide-crows-shop-assistant-to-afl-player/news-story/ca26fbf0f98eef32d1f0f1ddde645ea1|title=Lachlan Murphy makes transition from Adelaide Crows shop assistant to AFL player|last=Michell|first=Tim|date=29 November 2017|work=Diamond Valley Leader|publisher=News Corp Australia|accessdate=23 March 2018}} He made his debut in the twelve point loss to {{AFL Ess}} at Etihad Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.afc.com.au/news/2018-03-22/crows-select-five-new-faces|title=Crows select five new faces|date=22 March 2018|work=AFC.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|accessdate=23 March 2018}}
Early life
Murphy grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Diamond Creek. He started at Auskick levelAFL Record. Round 22, 2022. pg 50 with Diamond Creek Junior Football Club and attended primary school at Sacred Heart in Diamond Creek, Victoria. He went to high school at Ivanhoe Grammar School. He grew up as a {{AFL Col}} supporter.
Murphy was the inaugural winner of the Brent Harvey Medal, awarded to the best and fairest player for the Northern Knights TAC Cup team in 2016.
{{SANFL Adel}}'s reserves team signed Murphy in 2017 so that he could train with the AFL squad, and for the duration of the year played for the Crows in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He was drafted as a rookie the following year.
AFL career
After debuting with Adelaide in 2018, Murphy became a regular in Adelaide's squad, eventually playing all but one game in Adelaide's 2023 season when the Crows were pushing for finals.
For his on-field perseverance, he was rewarded with an elevation into the senior side's leadership group prior to the 2024 season.{{cite web|website=AFL.com.au|title=Forward's unique journey from Crows store to leadership group|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1077507/adelaide-forwards-lachlan-murphy-unique-journey-from-crows-store-to-leadership-group#:~:text=Murphy%20is%20among%20four%20additions,named%20as%20joint%20vice%2Dcaptains.|date=20 February 2024|last=AAP}} He became the 60th Crow to play 100 games in round 2 of the same year.
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2024 season.{{cite web|title=Lachlan Murphy - Stats|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/L/Lachlan_Murphy.html|work=AFL Tables|access-date=2 May 2024}}
{{Australian rules football statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|-
| 2018 || {{AFL Ade}} || 44
| 11 || 12 || 8 || 60 || 36 || 96 || 20 || 41 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 5.5 || 3.3 || 8.7 || 1.8 || 3.7
|-
| 2019 || {{AFL Ade}} || 44
| 21 || 19 || 15 || 133 || 92 || 225 || 58 || 68 || 0.9 || 0.7 || 6.3 || 4.4 || 10.7 || 2.8 || 3.2
|-
| 2020{{efn|The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.}} || {{AFL Ade}} || 4
| 12 || 7 || 8 || 57 || 54 || 111 || 17 || 38 || 0.6 || 0.7 || 4.8 || 4.5 || 9.3 || 1.4 || 3.2
|-
| 2021 || {{AFL Ade}} || 4
| 15 || 9 || 15 || 100 || 76 || 176 || 25 || 34 || 0.6 || 1.0 || 6.7 || 5.1 || 11.7 || 1.7 || 2.3
|-
| 2022 || {{AFL Ade}} || 4
| 17 || 9 || 12 || 129 || 83 || 212 || 38 || 49 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 7.6 || 4.9 || 12.5 || 2.2 || 2.9
|-
| 2023 || {{AFL Ade}} || 4
| 22 || 12 || 8 || 190 || 139 || 329 || 67 || 67 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 8.6 || 6.3 || 15.0 || 3.1 || 3.1
|-
| 2024 || {{AFL Ade}} || 4
| 17 || 7 || 6 || 98 || 98 || 196 || 47 || 57 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 5.8 || 5.8 || 11.5 || 2.8 || 3.4
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! colspan=3 | Career
! 115 !! 75 !! 72 !! 767 !! 578 !! 1345 !! 272 !! 354 !! 0.7 !! 0.6 !! 6.7 !! 5.0 !! 11.7 !! 2.4 !! 3.1
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Personal life
While playing with {{SANFL Adel}}'s reserves team in the SANFL, Murphy worked at Football Park's Crowmania store, the club's merchandise retailer.
In August 2024, Murphy announced his engagement to his partner Madison.{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1643693/murphy-announces-engagement|first=Daniela|last=Harvey|website=afc.com.au|date=31 August 2024|title=Murphy announces engagement}} The couple announced that they are expecting their first child in June 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.com.au/news/1808464/murphy-expecting-first-child|title=Murphy expecting first child|date=19 June 2025|website=afc.com.au}}
References
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External links
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- {{Adelplayer}}
- {{AFL Tables|ref=L/Lachlan_Murphy.html}}
{{Adelaide player squad}}
{{2018 AFL rookie draft}}
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Category:Northern Knights players
Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Category:People educated at Ivanhoe Grammar School
Category:People from Diamond Creek, Victoria
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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