Taylor Duryea
Australian rules footballer
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Taylor Duryea (born 24 April 1991) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Duryea playing for Hawthorn in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Taylor Duryea | ||
| Nickname | Doc | ||
| Born | 24 April 1991 | ||
| Original teams | 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 | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Western Bulldogs | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2010–2018 | Hawthorn | 118 (21) | |
| 2019–2025 | Western Bulldogs | 101 (4) | |
| Total | 219 (25) | ||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early football
Duryrea was raised in Corowa, New South Wales and played junior football in Waygunyah across the Victorian border.[1]
Moving to Melbourne to finish his schooling at Caulfield Grammar he played junior representative football for the NSW/ACT Rams.[2]
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.[3]
AFL career
Hawthorn (2010–2018)
Duryea was drafted with No. 69 in the 2009 AFL draft, being a fifth round selection.[4]
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.[5]
Duryea played 18 games in 2013 and won the "Best first year player" award.[6]
Duryea played 23 of a possible 25 matches in 2014. With the retirement of Brent Guerra at the end of the previous 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.[7]
On 9 October 2017, Duryea signed a one–year deal to remain at the club until the end of 2018.[8]
Western Bulldogs (2019–2025)
On 16 October 2018, Duryea was traded to the Western Bulldogs.[4]
Duryea re-signed with the Bulldogs for one year on 19 November 2020.[9]
He averaged 16.7 disposals, 5.6 marks and 2.6 rebound 50s across seven games in red, white and blue in 2024.[10]
Statistics
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[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2011 | Hawthorn | 41[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2012 | Hawthorn | 41[citation needed] | 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 | 5.0 | 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[11] | 219 | 25 | 32 | 2199 | 1164 | 3363 | 1122 | 449 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 15.4 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 0 | ||
Notes
- 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
- VFL premiership player: (Footscray): 2025
- Minor premiership (Box Hill): 2015
