Phillip Murton

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Phillip Murton
Personal information
Full name Phillip Murton
Date of birth (1973-09-29) 29 September 1973 (age 47)
Original team(s) Surrey Hills [1]
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1992–1994 Hawthorn 7 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1994.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Phillip "Phil" Murton (born 29 September 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL). [2]

A winger from Surrey Hills, Murton won the Hawthorn reserves best and fairest award in 1992 and also made four senior appearances that year. In a pre-season practice match against Essendon in 1993, Murton broke his left leg and spent the entire season on the sidelines. [3] He played in the opening three rounds of the 1994 AFL season but they were his final appearances for Hawthorn. [4]

For the rest of his playing career, Murton spent time at South Adelaide, De La Salle College (where he was Director of Sport) and Noble Park.

He is now the CEO of the Eastern Football League. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Phillip Murton". Hawks Headquarters.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  3. ↑ Sunday Age , "Broken Leg Ends Hawk's Season", 28 February 1993, Mike Sheahan
  4. ↑ "AFL Tables: Phillip Murton". afltables.com.
  5. ↑ "League/Staff Contacts". Eastern Football League.
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