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Michael Hurley

Michael Hurley

Essendon
Defender · Centre Half Back Retired
Career games
194
Debut
2009
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Player Information

Height 192 cm
Date of Birth 1-Jun-1990
AFL Debut 2009

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Michael Hurley made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2009 and played 194 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2022.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2022 was centre half back. Across his recorded games, he averaged 6.4 marks and 18.1 disposals per game. He played 10 games in his debut season, averaging 6.2 marks per game. His highest recorded season total was 161 marks, from 21 games in 2017 at an average of 7.7 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 25.57 per game in 2017. The largest total in those seasons is 537 disposals, recorded in 2017.

His honours include 2 All-Australian selections.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20172153725.57
20191936919.42
20201422015.71
About these season figures

Compared 11 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2022 23
Essendon ESS
Richmond vs RIC
L
75-141
MCG DEF FB 18 6 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 75% 83% 93 35 31 151 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 33.3 0 0% 2 50% 50% 2 5 -- -- 0 -- -- 4 80% 1 0 6.4 0 1 4 2 —
2020 18
Essendon ESS
Melbourne vs MEL
L
49-68
People First Stadium DEF CHB 18 13 10 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 11 2 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 0 89% 92% 85 60 54 117 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 50 3 -- 1 0% 0% 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- 9 90% 0 0 3.9 5 5 2 1 —
2020 16
Essendon ESS
Geelong @ GEE
L
42-108
Gabba DEF FB 18 7 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 88% 71% 89 33 26 145 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 100 4 50 3 -- 0 0% 0% 1 7 -- -- -- -- -- 3 60% 0 1 4.3 2 1 2 0 —
2020 15
Essendon ESS
West Coast @ WCE
L
45-60
Gabba DEF FB 18 16 10 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 94% 88% 90 84 63 144 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 4 25 0 0 5 -- 0 0% 0% 2 3 -- -- -- -- -- 8 80% 0 0 4.5 9 4 2 0 —
2020 13
Essendon ESS
Richmond vs RIC
L
61-73
Marrara Oval DEF BPR 18 14 12 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 4 7 4 1 1 0 0 1 7 0 0 90% 79% 93 67 50 348 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 4 -- 0 0% 0% 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- 9 75% 0 0 4.8 8 3 0 0 —
Latest 5 of 194 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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Statistics updated: 29 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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