Taylor Duryea

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Taylor Duryea
Taylor Duryea 2017.jpg
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
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2010–2018 Hawthorn 118 (21)
2019–2025 Western Bulldogs 100 (4)
Total218 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 10, 2025.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

Contents

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
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2010 Hawthorn 4100
2011 Hawthorn 4100
2012 Hawthorn 4100
2013 Hawthorn 4118031608324372450.00.28.94.613.54.02.50
2014 # Hawthorn 82362216132348102410.30.19.45.715.14.41.80
2015 # Hawthorn 82262281111392156470.30.112.85.117.87.12.10
2016 Hawthorn 82324267119386127440.10.211.65.216.85.51.90
2017 Hawthorn 815691308621675410.40.68.75.714.45.02.70
2018 Hawthorn 8171715910025979330.10.49.45.915.24.61.90
2019 Western Bulldogs 1514211937226582280.10.113.85.118.95.92.00
2020 [a] Western Bulldogs 153003512471390.00.011.74.015.74.33.00
2021 Western Bulldogs 152510281156437132480.00.011.26.217.55.31.90
2022 Western Bulldogs 1512101045415870150.10.08.74.513.25.81.30
2023 Western Bulldogs 1520011479324084400.00.17.44.712.04.22.00
Career19225291973101829919923910.10.210.35.315.65.22.00

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

Individual

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. 1 2 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.