Welcome Welcome to Adelaide: Toby Murray - 2024 MSD Pick 7

[Scorpus]

The ruck forward has joined our list as expected!

 

[dogs105]

Welcome Toby! Hope he has a long career in the tricolours!

 

[MRB37]

If he works out like his brother then he'll be a steal. At the very least he's got some raw tools to work with and develop further.

 

[Geoffa32]

Good get.

This is what we should use our Reserves for.



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[Pugsley]

Let's hope he overtakes ROB quickly. Great get.

 

[Thylacinus]

Has Toby been injured? Haven't seen much of him lately, or have we been trying to hide him?

 

[GI Joe]

Has Toby been injured? Haven't seen much of him lately, or have we been trying to hide him?

I think he had covid a couple of weeks ago

 

[Golumless]

I liked him in the only game I've seen of SANFL this year. I'd imagine his ceiling is a kind of brutish third tall but that could work well in tandem with TT/Fog.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Pleased with this

I love Nick Murray. I'd have been happy for us to have taken anyone who even knew Nick Murray, let alone his brother

 

[Crow-eater]

Welcome Baby Murray.

His first game as a listed player will be his brother’s first game back from his ACL. May they play many games together (preferably at AFL level)

 

[Danger in Texas]

Astute pickup with EH probably leaving at the end of the year

Would love having a Murray at both ends in the AFL side

 

[GreyCrow]

Shocked well not that shocked


Worse kept secret ever

 

[Pugsley]

We shall call him Junior.

 

[Samcro24]

We shall call him Junior.

Junior Milera, Junior Crouch

 

[Danger in Texas]

We shall call him Junior.

I’m running it back to the Brouch/Mrouch days

Nurray/Turray

 

[ams4crows]

 

[Pugsley]

Junior Milera, Junior Crouch

Junior Murray was a fair wicket-keeper.

 

[Danger in Texas]

‘Ibis’ it is, lol

 

[Samcro24]

These lads know how to party

 

[UcantCme]

if he is as athletic and tough as his brother, this will be a huge bonus


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[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Does he come straight into the 22?

I was happy for Burgess to get a gig but he looked pretty limited and got easily outpointed by McGovern a couple of times

 

[Mr_Moogle]

An Ibis stole my chicken tender at movie world.

 

[Mutineer]

AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft Wrap: Crows secure Toby Murray

Murray has been part of Adelaide’s SANFL team this season

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Adelaide has tonight secured 201cm forward/ruck Toby Murray with Pick No.7 in the AFL’s Mid-Season Rookie Draft.

The younger brother of Nick who has played 46 AFL games for the Crows, Murray has been part of Adelaide’s SANFL team this season after moving from Victoria.

The 20-year-old is originally from Henty in NSW and played under-18s with the Murray Bushrangers. He also played with Collingwood’s VFL team in 2002 before joining the Wangaratta Rovers in the Ovens and Murray League last year.

This season he joined Nick in Adelaide and has played five SANFL games for the Crows while working full-time.

He kicked four goals against South Adelaide in Round 1 and had 16 disposals and seven marks against Port Adelaide in Round 5.

His unconventional path to an AFL list is similar to Nick who joined the Crows as a rookie during the AFL’s pre-season supplemental selection period in March, 2021. Their other brother Sam played 13 games for Collingwood in 2018.

In a timely quirk, both Nick and Toby will play together this Saturday with Nick returning from a knee reconstruction in the SANFL against West Adelaide.

Adelaide’s National Recruiting Manager Hamish Ogilvie described Murray as a versatile key position player who will join the Club on an 18-month contract.

“We’ve had a chance to have a good look at Toby this year and are very pleased with him,” Ogilvie said.

“He’s put on some size and strength while working on a farm full-time which shows a great attitude and appetite for hard work.

“He played strong footy against men for Wangaratta Rovers last year and we think as a 20-year-old 200cm player he’s got plenty of scope and time to improve.

“And it’s an area of the ground we need some support in going forward so it’s pleasing to add to our forward/ruck stocks.”

Murray was Adelaide’s only selection in the mid-season draft.

“We need to keep some list flexibility for what we may want to do at the end of the year so were keen to keep our options open,” Ogilvie said.

“And also with the view to the talent pool in this year’s national draft being quite strong.

“It was never our intention to select three players just for the sake of it or just to bolster our SANFL team.”

 

[RedmanWasHere]

He also played with Collingwood’s VFL team in 2002 before joining the Wangaratta Rovers in the Ovens and Murray League last year.

Funny how you can play a game before you're even born.

 

[NSolis]

Has looked pretty good in the SANFL. Not sure how much chance he has of playing games given we've got Himmelberg and Burgess challenging for that spot but you never know.