Taylor Duryea (born 24 April 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Taylor Duryea
Duryea playing for Hawthorn in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Taylor Duryea
Date of birth (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 33)
Original team(s) Wahgunyah (CDFL), Murray Bushrangers
Draft No. 69, 2009 national draft (Hawthorn)
No. 21, 2024 rookie draft (Western Bulldogs)
Debut Round 3, 2013, Hawthorn vs. Collingwood, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 15
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2010–2018 Hawthorn 118 (21)
2019– Western Bulldogs 095 0(4)
Total 213 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 24, 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

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Duryrea was raised in Corowa, New South Wales. He moved to Melbourne to finish his schooling at Caulfield Grammar and played junior representative football for the NSW/ACT Rams.[1]

Football

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Duryea initially played with Wahgunyah in the Coreen & District Football League, winning back to back Coreen & DFL Thirds best and fairest awards in 2004 and 2005.[2]

Hawthorn career (2010–2018)

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Duryea was drafted with No. 69 in the 2009 AFL draft, being a fifth round selection.[3]

Tried as a small forward when he first arrived at Hawthorn, he has switched to the backline and has carried out a similar playmaking role to Matt Suckling and Brent Guerra. A knee injury to Suckling helped open up an opportunity for Duryea to debut against Collingwood in Round 3 of the 2013 AFL season.[4]

Duryea played 18 games in 2013 and won the "Best first year player" award.[5]

Duryea played 23 of a possible 25 matches in 2014. With the retirement of Brent Guerra at the end of last season, a spot opened up for the young Hawk. He was noted for his skills in rebound defence. He showed good form throughout the 2014 finals series and earned himself a premiership medal.[6]

On 9 October 2017, Duryea signed a one–year deal to remain at the club until the end of 2018.[7] On 16 October 2018, Duryea was traded to the Western Bulldogs.[3]

Duryea re-signed with the Bulldogs for one year on 19 November 2020.[8]

He averaged 16.7 disposals, 5.6 marks and 2.6 rebound 50s across seven games in red, white and blue in 2024.[9]

Statistics

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Updated to the end of 2023.[10]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
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Played in that season's 
premiership team
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2010 Hawthorn 41 0 0
2011 Hawthorn 41 0 0
2012 Hawthorn 41 0 0
2013 Hawthorn 41 18 0 3 160 83 243 72 45 0.0 0.2 8.9 4.6 13.5 4.0 2.5 0
2014# Hawthorn 8 23 6 2 216 132 348 102 41 0.3 0.1 9.4 5.7 15.1 4.4 1.8 0
2015# Hawthorn 8 22 6 2 281 111 392 156 47 0.3 0.1 12.8 5.1 17.8 7.1 2.1 0
2016 Hawthorn 8 23 2 4 267 119 386 127 44 0.1 0.2 11.6 5.2 16.8 5.5 1.9 0
2017 Hawthorn 8 15 6 9 130 86 216 75 41 0.4 0.6 8.7 5.7 14.4 5.0 2.7 0
2018 Hawthorn 8 17 1 7 159 100 259 79 33 0.1 0.4 9.4 5.9 15.2 4.6 1.9 0
2019 Western Bulldogs 15 14 2 1 193 72 265 82 28 0.1 0.1 13.8 5.1 18.9 5.9 2.0 0
2020[a] Western Bulldogs 15 3 0 0 35 12 47 13 9 0.0 0.0 11.7 4.0 15.7 4.3 3.0 0
2021 Western Bulldogs 15 25 1 0 281 156 437 132 48 0.0 0.0 11.2 6.2 17.5 5.3 1.9 0
2022 Western Bulldogs 15 12 1 0 104 54 158 70 15 0.1 0.0 8.7 4.5 13.2 5.8 1.3 0
2023 Western Bulldogs 15 20 0 1 147 93 240 84 40 0.0 0.1 7.4 4.7 12.0 4.2 2.0 0
Career 192 25 29 1973 1018 2991 992 391 0.1 0.2 10.3 5.3 15.6 5.2 2.0 0

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

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Team

Individual

References

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  1. ^ TLA Australia Talent Profile
  2. ^ "Coreen & DFL Grand Final Record" (PDF). NSW Football History. Coreen & DFL. 10 September 2005. p. 3. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Bowen, Nick (16 October 2018). "Dual premiership Hawk becomes a Dog". Australian Football League. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. ^ Matthews, Bruce (13 April 2013). "Alastair Clarkson says the midfield is the key to beating Collingwood". Sunday Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  5. ^ McNicol, Adam (5 October 2013). "Flying high: Gibson named Hawks' best in premiership year". Australian Football League. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ^ Landsberger, Sam (27 September 2014). "Taylor Duryea becomes the fourth player to win a premiership as the substitute". Perth Now. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Doc deal done". Hawthorn Football Club. 9 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Duryea signs on for 2021". Western Bulldogs Media. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Duryea ranks his best teammates, names the top five toughest opponents of his career". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Taylor Duryea". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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