Tom_Murphy_(Australian_footballer,_born_1998)

Tom Murphy (footballer, born 1998)

Tom Murphy (footballer, born 1998)

Australian rules footballer

This article is about the current Australian rules footballer. For the retired Australian rules footballer, see Tom Murphy (footballer, born 1986). For other footballers, see Thomas Murphy.

Tom Murphy is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a defender.[1] Murphy made his debut in round 12, 2018, against the Brisbane Lions at Docklands Stadium,[2] as a late replacement for Jarrad Waite.[3]

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Murphy originally played for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup. He trained with North Melbourne's Victorian Football League squad before he was drafted by North Melbourne with pick 4 in the 2017 rookie draft. Recruiting manager Mark Finnigan said that Murphy was selected for his penetrating kick and mix of speed and endurance.[4] Murphy was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of the 2020 AFL season after a mass delisting by North Melbourne which saw 11 players cut from the team's list.[5]

References

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    "Tom Murphy". nmfc.com.au. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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    "North Melbourne Vs Brisbane Lions - Match Centre". afl.com.au. 3 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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    Jones, Mitchell (3 June 2018). "Mixed emotions". nmfc.com.au. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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    O'Loughlin, Heath (27 November 2017). "North adds speed demon". nmfc.com.au. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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    McGowan, Marc. "Roos' massive cull: North delists ELEVEN after horror season". AFL Media. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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