Michael Talia
| Michael Talia | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Michael Talia | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1993 | ||
| Original team(s) | Greenvale/Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 39, 2011 national draft | ||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2012–2015 | Western Bulldogs | 30 (2) | |
| 2016–2017 | Sydney | 1 (0) | |
| Total | 31 (2) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Michael Talia (born 11 February 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the brother of Daniel Talia. Michael is the grandson of Harvey Stevens, a former Footscray player leading the club to their first premiership in 1954.[1] His great-grandfather, Arthur Stevens, also played for Footscray.[2]
Talia was recruited by the Western Bulldogs in the 2011 national draft with pick 39 and made his debut in round 19, 2012, against North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium. He earned the round 15 nomination for the 2013 AFL Rising Star after a 32-possession game against Greater Western Sydney.[3]
In October 2015, he was traded to Sydney amidst allegations of passing information before the elimination final against the Adelaide Crows a month earlier, in which his brother was playing for the opposition, the AFL would later clear both brothers of wrong doing.[4][5] In round 1, his first game for the Swans, he suffered a Lisfranc ligament injury in the last quarter against Collingwood, ruling him out for the next eight to twelve weeks.[6] Dane Swan also suffered the same injury, as well as multiple fractures in his foot and lower leg. Complications with the injury saw him placed on the long-term injury list.[7]
In July 2016, Talia was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine[8] and he later pleaded guilty to the charges and was placed on a twelve-month good behaviour bond.[9]
Talia was delisted at the conclusion of the 2017 season.[10]
Statistics
[edit]- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[11]
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Behinds | H
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2012 | Western Bulldogs | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | Western Bulldogs | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 82 | 174 | 40 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 19.3 | 4.4 | 1.2 |
| 2014 | Western Bulldogs | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| 2015 | Western Bulldogs | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 126 | 109 | 235 | 82 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 16.8 | 5.9 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | Sydney | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 31 | 3 | 1 | 273 | 236 | 509 | 153 | 36 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 16.4 | 4.9 | 1.2 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Collins, Ben (6 August 2012). "Dogs' teenage fanclub". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 11 August 2012.[dead link]
- ^ Capel, Andrew. "It's a Dogs' life for the Talia family". Adelaide Advertiser. Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Talia makes Rising Star a family affair". afl.com.au. 8 July 2013.
- ^ "AFL trade period 2015: Former Bulldog Michael Talia moves to Swans in last-minute trade deal". 22 October 2015.
- ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (22 October 2015). "Swans land key defender Talia from Western Bulldogs". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Curley, Adam (29 March 2016). "Foot injury rules out Swan Michael Talia for eight to 12 weeks". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ afl.com.au
- ^ Wu, Andrew (18 July 2016). "Sydney Swans player Michael Talia charged with possession of cocaine". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Partridge, Emma (4 August 2016). "Sydney Swans player Michael Talia pleads guilty to drug possession". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Unknown, Unknown (22 September 2017). "Swans delist three, Edwards retires". AFL.com.au. AFL. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Michael Talia". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- Michael Talia's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
- Michael Talia's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Western Bulldogs players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Calder Cannons players
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Sydney Swans players
- Norwood Football Club players
- Williamstown Football Club players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen