Kyal Horsley
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Horsley (42) in May 2012
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kyal Horsley | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Kalgoorlie City (GFL) | ||
| Draft | 2nd pick, 2012 Rookie Draft (Gold Coast) | ||
| Height / weight | 182 cm / 88 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2007–2011 2014–present | Subiaco (WAFL) | 110 (59) | |
| 2012–2013 | Gold Coast | 14 (3) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008–2010 | Western Australia | 2 (0) | |
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Kyal Horsley (born 2 September 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who formerly played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, he previously also played with the Kalgoorlie City Football Club in the Goldfields Football League (GFL) and the Subiaco Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), where he finished runner-up in the 2011 Sandover Medal to Luke Blackwell. Horsley was drafted by Gold Coast with the second pick in the 2012 Rookie Draft, and made his debut for the club in round five of the 2012 season. He was delisted by the club at the end of the 2013 season, after 14 games. Horsley returned to the Subiaco Football Club in 2014 to captain the WAFL side for the 2014 season. Horsley had a powerful return to the WAFL finishing third in the Sandover Medal count after leading the Lions to their 12th premiership.
Horsley was born and raised in Kalgoorlie, in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. He excelled in a number of sports at junior level, playing A-grade field hockey and cricket, representing Western Australia at hockey at under-15 and under-16 level. Horsley made his debut for the Kalgoorlie City Football Club in 2003, at the age of 16, and won the Mitchell Medal as the best player in the Goldfields Football League (GFL) in 2006. Despite wishing to remain in Kalgoorlie, he was recruited to the Subiaco Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in 2007. Horsley made his debut against East Fremantle in round 16 of the 2007 season, kicking two goals and recording 21 disposals, and played a total of 10 reserves games and seven senior games during the season. The following season, he played 21 games mainly as an inside midfielder, winning the Football Budget's award for the Best First Year Player, and tying with Adam Cockie for Subiaco's Rookie of the Year award. Horsley made his state debut for Western Australia in 2008 against Queensland in Townsville, and also played in the interstate game in 2010. In 2011, he played 23 games, including the grand final loss to Claremont, and won the Tom Outridge Medal as Subiaco's best and fairest player, as well as finishing runner-up in the Sandover Medal to Luke Blackwell as the best player in the league.
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