Player

Tom Murphy

Gold Coast · #29·10 seasons (2005–2014)·113 games·Born 19-Mar-1986 (age 40)·189 cm·85 kg

All-time defender · #189 of 879 all-time defenders

CAREERDepth

LAST 40Depth

KICK-P the position-fair career score · Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →

Coaches' eye parallel lens

#311 of 343 all-time defenders

0.03 votes/game · 3 votes / 112 games

-32 vs KICKKICK r40 38

AFLCA Champion-Player votes per game, scaled 0–100 within defenders. Voted-era only (2003–2025). See full leaderboard →

Games

113

Disposals

1,585

Goals

Tackles

257

Brownlow votes

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

Form

Recent matches

The last 5 games, newest first. Click any row for the full match recap.

12 Jul 2014R17

@ Western Bulldogs

Lost by 28 9.12 (66) – 13.16 (94)

1 Sep 2013R23

vs Greater Western Sydney

Won by 83 22.14 (146) – 9.9 (63)

25 Aug 2013R22

@ St Kilda

Lost by 46 10.10 (70) – 17.14 (116)

17 Aug 2013R21

@ Port Adelaide

Lost by 17 14.12 (96) – 16.17 (113)

10 Aug 2013R20

vs Melbourne

Won by 13 13.12 (90) – 10.17 (77)

Per-game KICK caps at 100 for display. A game that exceeded the cap shows as 100+; season and career averages use the uncapped raw value, which is why a stretch of 100+ games can lift the headline number above a naive average of what's shown here.

All-time

Career-best games

The 10 highest-KICK individual matches of Tom Murphy's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

29 May 2011R10

@Western Bulldogs

Won by 2913.13 (91) – 9.8 (62)

8 Jun 2013R11

vsNorth Melbourne

Won by 159.12 (66) – 8.3 (51)

3 Sep 2011R24

@Gold Coast

Won by 916.10 (106) – 14.13 (97)

18 Apr 2009R4

vsPort Adelaide

Lost by 3012.13 (85) – 17.13 (115)

25 Apr 2009R5

vsWest Coast

Won by 1811.8 (74) – 7.14 (56)

29 Apr 2007R5

vsWestern Bulldogs

Lost by 1713.15 (93) – 16.14 (110)

13 Aug 2011R21

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 16531.11 (197) – 5.2 (32)

10 Jul 2010R15

@Geelong

Lost by 211.17 (83) – 12.13 (85)

27 Apr 2013R5

@Greater Western Sydney

Won by 4421.22 (148) – 16.8 (104)

#10

17 Apr 2010R4

@Collingwood

Lost by 648.11 (59) – 17.21 (123)

Show 10 more (rank 11–20)

#11

27 Mar 2010R1

@Melbourne

Won by 5617.15 (117) – 8.13 (61)

#12

9 Sep 2011Qualifying Final

@Geelong

Lost by 319.13 (67) – 14.14 (98)

#13

5 Apr 2010R2

vsGeelong

Lost by 913.13 (91) – 14.16 (100)

#14

23 Sep 2011Preliminary Final

@Collingwood

Lost by 39.11 (65) – 10.8 (68)

#15

8 Aug 2009R19

vsSt Kilda

Lost by 257.7 (49) – 10.14 (74)

#16

8 Jul 2012R15

vsGreater Western Sydney

Won by 16228.25 (193) – 4.7 (31)

#17

22 May 2011R9

@Sydney

Won by 4615.16 (106) – 8.12 (60)

#18

31 May 2009R10

@Adelaide

Lost by 2712.7 (79) – 16.10 (106)

#19

2 May 2009R6

vsCarlton

Won by 416.10 (106) – 15.12 (102)

#20

15 Jul 2012R16

@Western Bulldogs

Won by 7217.14 (116) – 6.8 (44)

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?

KKicks

HBHandballs

DDisposals (kicks + handballs)

MMarks

TTackles

GGoals

BBehinds

HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)

I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)

CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)

CPContested possessions

CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)

BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)

R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)

TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

Career

Per-game averages

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2005	Hawthorn	1	2.0	2.0	4.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	3.0	—	—
2006	Hawthorn	7	7.4	5.6	13.0	5.9	1.1	0.1	—	—	0.3	2.0	0.4	4.0	9.1	2.3	—
2007	Hawthorn	4	8.2	5.5	13.8	6.8	2.5	0.5	0.5	—	—	2.2	—	3.5	10.2	1.2	—
2008	Hawthorn	18	6.3	7.1	13.4	4.7	2.1	—	—	—	0.2	1.9	0.2	3.0	10.2	1.2	—
2009	Hawthorn	19	6.8	7.4	14.2	4.8	3.2	—	—	—	0.3	1.9	0.4	3.9	9.9	1.7	—
2010	Hawthorn	21	7.2	7.4	14.6	5.2	1.9	—	—	0.1	0.4	2.1	0.5	4.9	9.5	1.1	—
2011	Hawthorn	19	9.1	5.6	14.7	5.8	2.2	—	—	—	0.9	2.1	0.3	4.6	9.7	1.8	—
2012	Hawthorn	6	7.7	6.5	14.2	3.7	2.5	0.3	0.2	—	1.5	2.3	0.5	5.8	8.7	2.0	—
2013	Gold Coast	17	9.3	4.8	14.1	4.5	2.5	—	—	—	1.2	1.6	0.2	4.5	9.3	1.5	—
2014	Gold Coast	1	10.0	3.0	13.0	4.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	6.0	—	6.0	7.0	1.0	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2005	Hawthorn	1	2	2	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—
2006	Hawthorn	7	52	39	91	41	8	1	—	—	2	14	3	28	64	16	—
2007	Hawthorn	4	33	22	55	27	10	2	2	—	—	9	—	14	41	5	—
2008	Hawthorn	18	113	128	241	84	38	—	—	—	4	35	4	54	184	21	—
2009	Hawthorn	19	129	141	270	91	60	—	—	—	5	37	7	74	189	32	—
2010	Hawthorn	21	151	156	307	110	40	—	—	1	9	44	10	102	199	23	—
2011	Hawthorn	19	172	107	279	111	41	—	—	—	18	40	5	88	185	35	—
2012	Hawthorn	6	46	39	85	22	15	2	1	—	9	14	3	35	52	12	—
2013	Gold Coast	17	158	82	240	77	43	—	—	—	20	28	3	76	158	26	—
2014	Gold Coast	1	10	3	13	4	2	—	—	—	—	6	—	6	7	1	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

23, 23, 22, 21, 21, 21, 21, 20, 20

Kicks

15, 14, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12

Marks

12, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8

Handballs

13, 13, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11

Goals

1, 1, 1, 1

Behinds

Hit Outs

—

Tackles

6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4

Rebounds

6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Inside 50s

3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Clearances

2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1

Clangers

5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Frees

2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Frees Against

4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Contested Possessions

11, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 7, 7

Uncontested Possessions

19, 17, 17, 16, 16, 15, 15, 14, 14

Contested Marks

2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1

Marks Inside 50

1, 1

One Percenters

9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7

Bounces

1, 1, 1

Goal Assists

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1