Tyler Keitel

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Tyler Keitel
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) (Noranda JFC), East Perth
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Position(s) Key Forward
Club information
Current club West Perth
Number 37
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2015– West Perth 182 (385)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2021— Western Australia 3 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2025.
Career highlights

Tyler Keitel (born 7 February 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

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Early Career

Keitel started his career playing for East Perth's WAFL Colts team from 2012 to 2014. Keitel nominated for the 2014 AFL national draft but was overlooked by all 18 clubs and did not get signed. After being overlooked in the draft Keitel left East Perth and joined the West Perth Football Club. [1]

WAFL Career

Keitel joined West Perth ahead of the 2015 WAFL season and has used his utility ability to be able to swap between a dangerous tall forward and a string key defender. Though through his career Keitel has been more dangerous as a key forward for the Falcons. [2] This role has made Keitel a 3 time Bernie Naylor Medalist and a 5 time club leading goalkicker for West Perth. [3]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2023. [4]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
H/O
Hit-outs
  #  
Played in that season's 
premiership team
    
Led the league for 
the season
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTH/OGBKHDMTH/O
2015 West Perth 371468102781805727550.40.67.35.612.94.11.93.9
2016 West Perth 37212225314239510558730.10.112.06.818.85.02.83.5
2017 West Perth 372146442277530210954352.22.110.83.614.43.65.21.7
2018 West Perth 372250392366129711941582.31.810.72.813.55.41.92.6
2019 West Perth 3717251321490304107641421.50.812.65.317.96.33.88.4
2020 [a] West Perth 3710251299321314126312.51.29.93.213.14.12.63.1
2021 West Perth 371970342145727110737393.60.67.65.313.05.01.92.1
2022 # West Perth 3719383722511834311436611.51.36.54.410.93.41.83.2
2023 West Perth 37185732185662519938193.21.810.33.713.95.52.11.0
Career161319221157071924748583814772.01.49.84.515.35.32.43.0

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 9 home-and-away matches per team (down from 18) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. "2014 Draft Profile: Tyler Keitel". 11 August 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. "Tyler Keitel ruled eligible for clearance". wetsperthfc.com.au. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. "From a family of Falcons: Milestone day looms for WAFL gun Keitel". afl.com.au. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. "Tyler Keitel". West Australian Football League. Retrieved 25 January 2024.