Toby Murray was born on November 3, 2003. He is a player in the Australian Football League (AFL) and currently plays for the Adelaide Football Club.

Early life and career

Toby Murray has two older brothers who played professional AFL football. His brother Sam played for Collingwood, and his brother Nick played alongside Toby at Adelaide. The Murray family is large, and Toby has three other siblings.

Toby first played amateur football in his hometown of Henty, New South Wales. He earned the nickname "Ibis" during this time. After playing with the Murray Bushrangers in the Talent League as part of an under-18s team, Toby was signed to Collingwood's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 2022.

In 2023, Toby played for the Wangaratta Rovers in the Ovens & Murray Football League. He was later signed to Adelaide's reserves team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in 2024.

Toby's father, Peter, played with South Melbourne Reserves in 1977 and 1978. Peter's uncle is Bob Murray, a former player for St. Kilda who won a premiership.

AFL career

In 2024, Murray joined his first AFL team when Adelaide selected him with the seventh pick in the mid-season draft for young players, allowing him to reunite with his older brother, Nick. Before the 2026 season, Murray partnered with Lachlan McAndrew as a ruck player, following the AFL's updated ruck rules. It was announced that Murray would play his first AFL game in the opening match of the season against Collingwood.