Nathan Murphy Biography

Nathan Murphy will undergo surgery this week to repair the ankle he dislocated against Greater Western Sydney in the AAMI Community Series.

Young Magpies Callum Brown, Tyler Brown and Nathan Murphy each sign two-year extensions with Collingwood to remain at the club until the end of 2022.

"The future is theirs to write but right now Cal, Tyler and Nathan are seen as important to what is next for Collingwood," Magpies list manager Ned Guy said.

Dayne Beams and teammate Nathan Murphy complete the Kokoda Trail as part of their off-season training.

Nathan Murphy makes his AFL debut for Collingwood at the MCG with 14 disposals (7 kicks and 7 handballs), 2 marks and 2 tackles in a 51-point win over Port Adelaide.

Nathan Murphy signs an extension with the Magpies to remain at the club until the end of 2020.

The versatile utility has played at both ends of the field in the VFL in 2018, featuring in every game for Collingwood's reserves side and averaging 15 disposals per match.

"You just want to get in there and play straight away," Murphy said.

"But there's no rush to crack the seniors at the moment. I'd love to be saying that I'm playing every game in 2020."

New Magpie Nathan Murphy turned his back on his cricket World Cup dream to pursue his AFL dream.

"At the start of the year I was planning to make the under-19 cricket World Cup team next year so so much can change in a year," the 17-year-old said.

"I've always been in love with both sports but a future in footy excites me more than a future in cricket.

"To land at a club like Collingwood so that I can stay home with the family, it's the best possible outcome."

Draft hopeful Nathan Murphy decided in July to put all his energies into a career in football, forgoing a promising cricket career that saw the wicket-keeper/batsman represent Victoria in Under-15s, Under-17s and Under 19s and the Australian Under-17 side.

"I knew the passion was always with footy. People say it's a hard decision but you always have one sport in mind that you see your future in," Murphy said.

"It was always going to be footy but I just had to get myself in good enough form first, as well as the right mentality to make a call on it."