Being dubbed an important part of the future of a football club might be daunting to some, but teenage sensation Marc Murphy believes it's a call Carlton's young guns are happy to accept.

Murphy, along with Bryce Gibbs, Josh Kennedy, Andrew Walker, Setanta O'hAilpin, Jordan Russell and Adam Hartlett, has been touted as a saviour to the disappointing seasons the Blues have recently posted.

Last year's No.1 draft pick said the young group of players are not intimidated, nor burdened, by the constant talk of their potential to bring glory back to the club.

"It's probably the exact opposite of being pressured. We're learning and taking risks out there, we're starting to take the game on rather than just being defensive, we’re taking teams on, which is the way we're going to get better," Murphy told carltonfc.com.au.

"We're all around the same age and at the same stage, and we're not really thinking about [the pressure].

"We're getting used to playing with each other and hopefully we can all go through the next few years together and build a strong team. We have a good mix of the older guys in the team, the middle tier and then the young guys, and we're all working together."

On the back of his first full pre-season at the club, Murphy is not only feeling fitter and stronger than he did this time last year, but he is feeling more at home in and around MC Labour Park.

He also believes the shoulder complaint, which so cruelly robbed him of the second half of last season, is a distant memory.

"I feel more confident just around the place, just knowing everyone after becoming such good mates with them last year," he said.

"It's all pretty normal now, whereas last year was a bit daunting, as I didn't know many of the guys really well. But now I feel much more comfortable around the place - it's been really good.

"I'm certainly feeling a lot fitter that I was last year. I've done a full pre-season, whereas last year I missed a few months because of the draft, so I'm feeling pretty good at the moment.

"The shoulder is fine. It's been eight months now since I did it, and it's usually about a five-month injury, so it's fully right and I'm stronger than I was last year."I'm wearing the tape for precautionary reasons now. It got tested out quite a few times during the NAB Cup, but it held up there and it gave me a bit of confidence going into the year, knowing that it's alright."

Murphy said there have been many differences between his first and second years that have evolved in recent weeks.

He has embraced an increased workload, which he has been able to achieve due to his stronger frame, and believes the expectations that followed him last year have subsided.

"My workload has been a lot more full-on. I've been able to do a full load, since I'm a second-year player. I've been doing every session, whereas last year I was eased into it a little bit at the start," he said.

"Doing every session with the senior guys has been the main difference, and all the extra stuff along with that.

"I thought I was going to have to do a little less media stuff this year, but every now and again it pops up with ‘Gibbsy’ (Bryce Gibbs) going No.1 (in the draft) and following on from me.

"I think we're going to be compared a lot throughout our careers, but we don't really think too much about that.

"The pressure on me isn't as bad as it was last year, though, and me and ‘Gibbsy’ are just happy to be playing in the same side."