Fremantle young gun Murphy Reid has been crowned the AFL’s Rising Star of 2025, becoming the fourth Docker to claim the prestigious award.
Taken for pick 17 in the 2024 national draft, the Victorian made an immediate impact after relocating west, scoring four goals in four minutes in his debut in Round 1 against Geelong.
Rising star winner Murphy Reid.Credit: AFL Photos
The 19-year-old then went on to feature in all 24 games of the season, with Fremantle finishing sixth on the ladder.
“[The draft process is] definitely interesting, it all happens pretty quick, you sort of get two days to wrap your head around it, and then you’re off straight away,” he said.
“I was grateful to be drafted to such a successful club, and they really wrapped their arms around me and my family and made it so easy.”
Reid finished with 48 votes in the AFL’s Rising Star count last night, ahead of Adelaide’s Daniel Curtin in second place (35 votes) and Brisbane’s Levi Ashcroft (26 votes) in third.
He follows in the footsteps of club greats to have also won the award including Luke Jackson (2021 while at Melbourne), co-vice captain Caleb Serong (2020), Jaeger O’Meara (2013 while at Gold Coast), Rhys Palmer (2008) and Paul Hasleby (2000).
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