| Lachlan Murphy | |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1998 |
| Originalteam: | (SANFL) Northern Knights (TAC Cup) |
| Draftpick: | No. 38, 2018 rookie draft |
| Debutdate: | Round 1, 2018 |
| Debutstadium: | Etihad Stadium |
| Height: | 176 cm |
| Weight: | 83 kg |
| Position: | Half forward |
| Guernsey: | 4 |
| Years1: | 2018 - |
| Games Goals1: | 99 (68) |
| Statsend: | round 1, 2024 |
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 at Etihad Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season.[2]
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 supporter.
Lachlan was the inaugural winner of the Brent Harvey medal for best and fairest for the Northern Knights TAC cup team in 2016.
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.
Updated to the end of the 2024 season.[5]
|-| 2018 || || 44| 11 || 12 || 8 || 60 || 36 || 96 || 20 || 41 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 5.5 || 3.3 || 8.7 || 1.8 || 3.7 |-| 2019 || || 44| 21 || 19 || 15 || 133 || 92 || 225 || 58 || 68 || 0.9 || 0.7 || 6.3 || 4.4 || 10.7 || 2.8 || 3.2|-| 2020 || || 4| 12 || 7 || 8 || 57 || 54 || 111 || 17 || 38 || 0.6 || 0.7 || 4.8 || 4.5 || 9.3 || 1.4 || 3.2|-| 2021 || || 4| 15 || 9 || 15 || 100 || 76 || 176 || 25 || 34 || 0.6 || 1.0 || 6.7 || 5.1 || 11.7 || 1.7 || 2.3|-| 2022 || || 4| 17 || 9 || 12 || 129 || 83 || 212 || 38 || 49 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 7.6 || 4.9 || 12.5 || 2.2 || 2.9|-| 2023 || || 4| 22 || 12 || 8 || 190 || 139 || 329 || 67 || 67 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 8.6 || 6.3 || 15.0 || 3.1 || 3.1 |-| 2024 || || 4| 17 || 7 || 6 || 98 || 98 || 196 || 47 || 57 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 5.8 || 5.8 || 11.5 || 2.8 || 3.4 |- class=sortbottom! 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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