Sam Murray (born 2 September 1997) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Sydney Swans with their final selection and sixty-sixth overall in the 2015 rookie draft.
After spending two seasons with Sydney without playing a senior AFL match, he was traded to Collingwood during the 2017 trade period. He made his debut in the thirty-four point loss to at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the opening round of the 2018 season. In round 3, he was nominated for the 2018 AFL Rising Star award.
Murray in August 2018 returned a positive test for a matchday positive for an illicit drug, believed to be cocaine.
At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Collingwood delisted Murray, stating they will re-draft him as a rookie if he is available. A month later, Collingwood re-drafted Murray as a rookie with pick 33. On 26 August 2019, it was announced that Murray would be available to play from the 2020 AFL season, following an 18-month backdated suspension.
On Tuesday the 18th of September, it was announced Murray would not be offered a new contract with Collingwood.
Murray has played with the Wangaratta Rovers Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League since 2021 and has been their captain-coach from 2023 to 2026, which included their 2024 and 2025 premierships, in which he had 37 possessions in 2024.
Murray is the older brother of Adelaide Crows players, Nick Murray and Toby Murray.
Statistics Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season
|-style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016 |style="text-align:center;"| | 46 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017 |style="text-align:center;"| | 46 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |-style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018 |style="text-align:center;"| | 9 || 13 || 0 || 1 || 158 || 113 || 271 || 67 || 21 || 0 || 0.1 || 12.2 || 8.7 || 20.9 || 5.2 || 1.6 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019 |style="text-align:center;"| | 9 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3| Career ! 13 ! 0 ! 1 ! 158 ! 113 ! 271 ! 67 ! 21 ! 0 ! 0.1 ! 12.2 ! 8.7 ! 20.9 ! 5.2 ! 1.6
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