Liam James Duggan (born 11 December 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for and co-captains the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He also hosts the 4WD Podcast with YouTuber Ronny Dahl.[1]
| Liam Duggan | |||
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 Duggan playing for West Coast in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Liam James Duggan | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1996 | ||
| Original team(s) | Western Jets(TAC Cup)/Bacchus Marsh Football Club(BFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 11, 2014 National Draft,West Coast | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Halfback | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2015– | West Coast | 176 (15) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Rd 21, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Duggan played for Ballarat's St Patrick's College in the BAS school competition, the Western Jets at TAC Cup and Vic Metro in the National U18s. In 2014 the AIS-AFL Academy awarded him with the Ben Mitchell Medal.[2] Duggan was drafted with pick 11 of the 2014 National Draft.[3]
He debuted against Carlton in round 2 of the 2015 season.[4] Duggan had a standout game in the 53 point victory over St Kilda Football Club in round 8, 2015. He racked up 23 disposals including six marks and four tackles, which impressed his older teammates, notably Luke Shuey.[5] Duggan suffered a season ending knee injury during a round 17 Western Australian Football League game playing for East Perth Football Club after copping a knock to his posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He finished his debut season with 12 senior games of AFL.[6][7]
In Round 8 2024, Duggan was awarded two Brownlow votes for his efforts against the Essendon side which included 8 marks and 2 clearances.[citation needed]
Personal life
editDuggan married Lauren Goold on 24 October 2024.[8]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of round 7, 2019[9]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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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 | ||||
| 2015 | West Coast | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 82 | 60 | 142 | 37 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | West Coast | 14 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 105 | 70 | 175 | 34 | 46 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| 2017 | West Coast | 14 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 191 | 142 | 333 | 86 | 48 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 16.7 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
| 2018† | West Coast | 14 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 291 | 116 | 407 | 115 | 49 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12.1 | 4.8 | 17.0 | 4.8 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | West Coast | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 28 | 101 | 33 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 4.7 | 16.8 | 5.5 | 1.8 |
| Career | 76 | 9 | 16 | 742 | 416 | 1158 | 305 | 173 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 15.2 | 4.0 | 2.3 | ||
References
edit- ^ Byrnes, Josh (8 July 2024). "Podholic: Dirty deeds". Motoringnz. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Walsh, Courtney (1 December 2014), "Liam Duggan could be the next Robbie Flower, says his junior coach", The Australian
- ^ Thomas, Clint (2 December 2014), "West Coast Eagles recruits Liam Duggan and Tom Lamb hope to boost midfielder", ABC
- ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (10 April 2015), "Kennedy kicks Eagles to victory", The West Australian
- ^ "Duggan earns the respect of Eagles". 24 May 2015.
- ^ https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/28906409/eagles-tyro-goes-down-in-wafl [dead link]
- ^ "Duggan's year over after serious knee injury". 21 July 2015.
- ^ Epstein, Jackie (27 October 2024). "Inside the AFL weddings of Connor Rozee, Liam Duggan and Lachie Whitfield". Herald Sun. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "AFL Tables - Liam Duggan - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
External links
edit- Liam Duggan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Liam Duggan's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
