Marc Murphy (born 19 July 1987) is an Australian rules footballer, recruited at number one in the 2005 AFL Draft by the Carlton Football Club and is also part owner of the clothing boutique Hemisphere, located at the Doncaster Shopping Centre. Early life Murphy attended Whitefriars College in Donvale, Victoria. As the son of John Murphy (a Hall-of-Famer and legend of the Fitzroy Football Club), Marc was eligible to be taken by the Brisbane Lions under the father-son rule. However he exercised his option to decline the offer and nominate for the 2005 AFL National draft. Carlton subsequently took him in the draft with the first overall draft pick, a priority pick. AFL career 2006 Murphy made his AFL debut in Round 1, 2006. His quality performance on debut earned him a nomination for the NAB AFL Rising Star Award. Murphy impressed pundits in his first season, and he was an early f

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