Thomas "Tom" Murphy is an Australian rules football

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er who plays for the Hawthorn

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 in the Australian Football League

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 (AFL). Murphy was selected with the 21st pick in the 2004 AFL Draft

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 and is a defender.

He spent the bulk of his debut year with the Box Hill Hawks at Victorian Football League

Victorian Football League

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level, but broke into the Hawthorn side for the final game of the year. In 2006 he added a further 7 games and kicked his first goal.

Murphy played 18 games in 2008 and was listed as an emergency for the 2008 Grand Final. In 2008 he mainly played on the third tall forward but due to injuries to other defenders in 2009 Murphy has been forced to be the Full Back.

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