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Surprise for milestone men

It was football's take on "This Is Your Life", and the players didn't see it coming.

11:01am  May 22, 2013

The skipper reaches 150

We catch up with Carlton Captain Marc Murphy ahead of his 150th game for the Navy Blues.

11:37am  May 18, 2013

Mick backs his Captain

Mick Malthouse has hit back at criticism of Marc Murphy's defensive efforts, saying data shows that the skipper is working up to eight per cent harder than last year.

1:48pm  Apr 12, 2013

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Marc
Murphy

Captain

Height
180 cm
DOB
19-07-1987
Weight
82 kg
Debut
2006
Games
2013
8
Career
150
Goals
2013
11
Career
126
2013 Dream Team Points
Total
811
Avg
101
MarcMurphy

Player Bio

At a Glance

Junior Clubs: Beverley Hills
Clubs: Carlton
Debut: Rd 1 2006
Recruited from: Doncaster/Oakleigh U18
Brownlow Votes: 52

Platinum Sponsor
Mario Di Nado

Gold Sponsor
Wilson Property

Silver Sponsor
Espresso Vivo

The collective blue hearts of all sank when "Murph's" shoulder gave way in that frightful clash with Patrick Dangerfield in May, and two months lapsed before the little bloke got back.  But he immediately picked up from where he left off and as the acting captain was ever the pro in the back end of a tough home and away campaign.

Draft history: 2005 NAB AFL Draft priority selection (Carlton) No. 1 overall.

Twitter: twitter.com/marcmurphy3

Stats

By the numbers

  • 2013   Season Average
    Games Played 8
    • Kicks 14.6
    • Handballs 9.7
    • Disposals 24.4
    • Marks 4.5
    • Hit-Outs 0.0
    • Tackles 4.2
    • Goals 1.4
    • Dream Team 101.4

2013 Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 19 Melbourne Rd 6
Handballs 14 Adelaide Crows Rd 5
Disposals 28 Melbourne Rd 6
Marks 6 Melbourne Rd 6
Hit-outs 0 - -
Tackles 9 West Coast Eagles Rd 4
Goals 3 Port Adelaide Rd 8
Dream Team 124 Melbourne Rd 6

2013 Season Breakdown

Rd Opponent Result K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
1 Richmond L 101 - 106 14 5 19 6 0 1 0 5 2 0 103
2 Collingwood L 117 - 100 16 10 26 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 84
3 Geelong Cats L 119 - 103 17 10 27 4 0 3 2 6 1 1 111
4 West Coast Eagles W 65 - 89 17 11 28 6 0 1 4 9 0 0 116
5 Adelaide Crows W 115 - 83 12 14 26 5 0 2 0 7 1 0 115
6 Melbourne W 121 - 60 19 9 28 6 0 1 0 3 3 0 124
7 St Kilda L 77 - 68 9 8 17 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 53
8 Port Adelaide W 109 - 91 13 11 24 5 0 2 1 3 3 0 105
9 Brisbane Lions - - - - - - - - - - -
10 GWS Giants - - - - - - - - - - -
11 Essendon - - - - - - - - - - -
12 Hawthorn - - - - - - - - - - -
14 Sydney Swans - - - - - - - - - - -
15 Collingwood - - - - - - - - - - -
16 St Kilda - - - - - - - - - - -
17 North Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
18 Gold Coast Suns - - - - - - - - - - -
19 Fremantle - - - - - - - - - - -
20 Western Bulldogs - - - - - - - - - - -
21 Richmond - - - - - - - - - - -
22 Essendon - - - - - - - - - - -
23 Port Adelaide - - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL W: 4 - L: 4 117 78 195 36 0 14 8 34 11 4 811

By the numbers

  • Career Average
    Games Played 150
    • Kicks 13.7
    • Handballs 10.5
    • Disposals 24.2
    • Marks 4.7
    • Hit-Outs 0.0
    • Tackles 3.6
    • Goals 0.8
    • Dream Team 96.0

Career Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 23 Essendon Rd 21, 2012
Handballs 22 Hawthorn Rd 22, 2008
Disposals 39 Collingwood Rd 3, 2012
Marks 15 Adelaide Crows Rd 4, 2010
Hit-outs 1 Hawthorn Rd 22, 2011
Tackles 10 Sydney Swans Rd 6, 2011
Goals 4 North Melbourne Rd 18, 2009
Dream Team 163 Essendon Rd 21, 2012

Career Breakdown

Season Club K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
2013 Carlton 117 78 195 36 0 14 8 34 11 4 811
2012 Carlton 236 184 420 69 0 34 8 63 11 10 1621
2011 Carlton 391 308 699 108 1 60 23 108 22 13 2682
2010 Carlton 278 282 560 90 0 42 16 100 19 11 2187
2009 Carlton 286 302 588 107 0 37 14 89 31 17 2337
2008 Carlton 335 207 542 137 1 30 17 58 14 11 2137
2007 Carlton 264 130 394 91 0 44 18 64 10 17 1648
2006 Carlton 148 86 234 73 1 14 10 27 8 4 980

Legend

K
Kicks
H
Handballs
D
Disposals
M
Marks
HO
Hit-outs
FF
Frees For
FA
Frees Against
T
Tackles
G
Goals
B
Behinds
DT
Dream Team

Milestones

AFL Carlton Blues:  142 games, 115 goals

Awards

AFL Awards

Pre-season premiership  2007

All-Australian  2011

AFLCA Player of the Year  2011

AFL Rising Star Nominee  Round 1, 2006

AFLPA Best First Year Player  2006

Club Awards

John Nicholls Medallist  2011

John Nicholls Medal Runner-up  2008, 2009, Third in 2010

Carlton Best First Year Player  2006