Robert Murphy
Personal information
Full name	Robert Murphy
Date of birth	9 June 1982 (1982-06-09) (age 27)
Recruited from	Warragul / Gippsland U18
Draft	13th overall, 1999 Western Bulldogs
Height/Weight	186cm / 82kg
Position(s)	Centre Half Forward/Midfielder/Half Forward Flank
Club information
Current club	Western Bulldogs
Number	2
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2000-	Western Bulldogs	155 (133)
State team honours
2008	Victoria	1 (1)
1 Playing statistics to end of Round 8, 2009 season .

Robert "Bob" Murphy (born 9 June 1982) is an AFL player who was drafted to the Western Bulldogs with pick 13 in the 1999 National Draft. Murphy has played many positions throughout his career but during the 2005 season til present, he cemented a place as a small Centre half forward. He kicked 33 goals from this position and his overhead marking and leading ability were invaluable to the team. As part of the leadership group he led his younger team mates by great example across the half forward line.

On 26 May 2006 Murphy injured his knee during a horrible collision in the Bulldogs' 34-point loss to Collingwood. This injury caused him to miss the remainder of the 2006 season. After successful reconstruction, he returned to action in the 2007 NAB Cup series in February 2007.

He currently lives in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy and is a columnist for The Age newspaper, where he writes a weekly coulmn.

[edit] External links

• Robert Murphy (Australian rules footballer) profile on the Official AFL Website of the Western Bulldogs Football Club
• Robert Murphy (Australian rules footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables

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