Bob Murphy has declared that Collingwood star Darcy Moore will become the best defender in the game.

Responding to the question: 'who is the league's best defender?", the former Bulldogs great believes the mantle is Moore's for the taking.

โ€œWho is the best defender in the league? By the end of the year it will be Darcy Moore,โ€ Murphy told SENโ€™s Bob and Andy.

โ€œYou watch him play, he plays with as much confidence as any defender I have seen.

โ€œHe thinks that he can mark every ball that comes in.โ€

Moore is coming off a superb 2019 season where he averaged 14.8 disposals, 4.7 marks and 5.1 rebound 50s per game.

The 24-year old is out of contract at the end of the season, with several rival clubs reportedly queuing up to poach him from the Pies.