Taylor Duryea

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 34)
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)
2019–2025	Western Bulldogs	100 (4)
Total		218 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 10, 2025.
Career highlights
2× AFL premiership player: 2014, 2015 VFL premiership player: 2013
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

Early life

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

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)

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

Updated to the end of 2023. ^[10]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks
#	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
2024	Western Bulldogs	15	22	0	3	194	124	318	111	49	0.0	0.1	8.8	5.6	14.5	5.0	2.2	0
2025	Western Bulldogs	15	5	0	0	32	22	54	19	9	0.0	0.0	6.4	4.4	10.8	3.8	1.8	0
Career			219	25	32	2199	1164	3363	1122	449	0.1	0.2	10.0	5.3	15.4	5.1	2.1	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

Team

• 2× AFL premiership player (Hawthorn): 2014, 2015
• Minor premiership (Hawthorn): 2013
• VFL premiership player (Box Hill): 2013
• Minor premiership (Box Hill): 2015

Individual

• Hawthorn best clubman: 2018
• Western Bulldogs coaches award: 2021
• Hawthorn best first year player (debut season): 2013
• Box Hill All-Stars team (1999–2019)

References

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. 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.

External links

• Taylor Duryea's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs
• Taylor Duryea's playing statistics from AFL Tables