Introduction
Taylor Duryea (born 24 April 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL).
AFL career
Hawthorn career (2010–2018)
Duryea was drafted with No. 69 in the [[2009 AFL draft, being a fifth round selection.
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.
Duryea played 18 games in 2013 and won the "Best first year player" award.
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 defense. He showed good form throughout the 2014 finals series and earned himself a premiership medal.
On 9 October 2017, Duryea signed a one–year deal to remain at the club until the end of 2018. On 16 October 2018, Duryea was traded to the Western Bulldogs.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of 2018.
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2010 | Hawthorn | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Hawthorn | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Hawthorn | 41 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Career | 118 | 21 | 27 | 1213 | 631 | 1844 | 611 | 251 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 15.6 | 5.2 | 2.1 | ||
Honours and achievements
Team
- 2× AFL premiership (Hawthorn): 2014, 2015
- McClelland Trophy (Hawthorn): 2013
Individual
- Hawthorn best clubman: 2018
- Hawthorn best first year player (debut season): 2013