Taylor Duryea

Taylor Duryea
Personal information
Full nameTaylor Duryea
Date of birth24 April 1991
Original teamMurray Bushrangers
Draft69th, 2009
Hawthorn
DebutRound 3, 14 April 2013, Hawthorn
v. Collingwood, at MCG
Height/Weight179cm / 80 kg
Position(s)Defender
Club information
Current clubHawthorn
Number8
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2013–Hawthorn41 (6)
Career highlights

Taylor Duryea (born 24 April 1991) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League, currently with the Hawthorn Football Club.

After Hawthorn won the 2008 premiership the Hawthorn recruitment officer concentrated on the younger players in the 2009 AFL Draft. Duryea was a 5th round selection (Hawthorn) No. 69 overall.

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.[1]

Duryea played 18 games in 2013 and won the "Best first year player" award .[2]

Duryea played 23 of a possible 25 matches in 2014, the retirement of Brent Guerra at the end of last season, a spot opened up for the young Hawk who's biggest strengths is his rebound and penetrating and accurate kicking. He also delivered two of the toughest bumps for the season.

His form throughout September produced his best football and deservingly earned himself a premiership medal.


Duryea's unusual surname is pronounced 'Dew-Ray'.[3]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2014 season [4]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
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
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
Career 41 6 5 376 215 591 174 86 0.1 0.1 9.2 5.2 14.4 4.2 2.1

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