Daniel Talia
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Talia in April 2017
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Daniel Talia | ||
| Nickname(s) | Tals | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1991 | ||
| Original team(s) |
Greenvale (EDFL) Assumption College Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) |
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| Draft | No. 13, 2009 National Draft, Adelaide | ||
| Debut | Round 15, 2011, Adelaide vs. Sydney, at AAMI Stadium |
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| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key defender | ||
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| Current club | Adelaide | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2010– | Adelaide | 122 (6) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Daniel Talia (born 2 October 1991) is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted with selection 13 in the 2009 National Draft from the Calder Cannons. In 2012 he won the AFL Rising Star award as the best young player in the league. Talia is the great-grandson of former Footscray player Arthur Stevens, and the grandson of Harvey Stevens who played in Footscray's 1954 VFL Grand Final victory. His younger brother, Michael Talia, played for the Western Bulldogs before being traded to the Sydney after the 2015 season.
Talia played junior football for Greenvale and Assumption College in Kilmore, which boasts a strong football history. He played centre-half forward for the Calder Cannons and in defence for Victoria Metro in the 2009 AFL Under-18 Championships, for which he was selected in the U18 All-Australian team. He missed the second half of the 2009 season due to a hamstring injury.
After one and a half years on Adelaide's list, Talia made his AFL debut in round 15 of the 2011 season and held his place in the side for the rest of the season, playing nine games in total. He achieved this despite carrying an Achilles injury throughout the season, and was rewarded with the Mark Bickley award for the Crows' best first or second year player.
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