Lachlan Murphy

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.^[1] He made his debut in the twelve point loss to Essendon at Etihad Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season.^[2]

Lachlan Murphy
Murphy in June 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-12-04) 4 December 1998 (age 26)
Original team(s)	Adelaide (SANFL) Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 38, 2018 rookie draft
Debut	Round 1, 2018, Adelaide vs. Essendon, at Etihad Stadium
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Half forward
Club information
Current club	Adelaide
Number	4
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2018–	Adelaide	117 (75)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 14, 2025.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Murphy grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Diamond Creek. He started at Auskick level^[3] 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 Collingwood 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.

Adelaide'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.^[4]

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2018	Adelaide	44	11	12	8	60	36	96	20	41	1.1	0.7	5.5	3.3	8.7	1.8	3.7
2019	Adelaide	44	21	19	15	133	92	225	58	68	0.9	0.7	6.3	4.4	10.7	2.8	3.2
2020[a]	Adelaide	4	12	7	8	57	54	111	17	38	0.6	0.7	4.8	4.5	9.3	1.4	3.2
2021	Adelaide	4	15	9	15	100	76	176	25	34	0.6	1.0	6.7	5.1	11.7	1.7	2.3
2022	Adelaide	4	17	9	12	129	83	212	38	49	0.5	0.7	7.6	4.9	12.5	2.2	2.9
2023	Adelaide	4	22	12	8	190	139	329	67	67	0.6	0.4	8.6	6.3	15.0	3.1	3.1
2024	Adelaide	4	17	7	6	98	98	196	47	57	0.4	0.4	5.8	5.8	11.5	2.8	3.4
Career			115	75	72	767	578	1345	272	354	0.7	0.6	6.7	5.0	11.7	2.4	3.1

Notes

1. 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.

Personal life

While playing with Adelaide's reserves team in the SANFL, Murphy worked at Football Park's Crowmania store, the club's merchandise retailer.^[1]

In August 2024, Murphy announced his engagement to his partner Madison.^[6] The couple announced that they are expecting their first child in June 2025.^[7]