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Michael Talia

Michael Talia

Western Bulldogs / Sydney
Defender · Centre Half Back Retired
Career games
31
Debut
2012
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Player Information

Height 194 cm
Date of Birth 11-Feb-1993
AFL Debut 2012

Player bio

A career in numbers

Michael Talia made his AFL debut for Western Bulldogs in 2012 and played 31 games, including 30 for Western Bulldogs between 2012 and 2015 and 1 for Sydney in 2016.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2016 was centre half back. Across his recorded games, he averaged 4.9 marks and 16.4 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 82 marks, from 14 games in 2015 at an average of 5.9 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 19.33 per game in 2013. The largest total in those seasons is 235 disposals, recorded in 2015.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20151423516.79
2013917419.33
About these season figures

Compared 2 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
2016 1
Sydney SYD
Collingwood vs COL
W
133-53
S.C.G. DEF CHB 32 10 7 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 -- 6 0 0 86% 70% 107 56 41 129 -- 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 -- 0 0% 0% 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 -- 8 3 0 0 —
2015 21
Western Bulldogs WBD
West Coast @ WCE
L
85-162
Subiaco DEF FB 32 17 8 9 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 13 4 1 2 0 0 1 11 0 0 98% 65% 127 59 48 107 2 0 0 3 0 100 0 11 7 28.6 0 0 4 -- 0 0% 0% 1 4 -- -- -- -- -- 5 62.5% 0 0 -1.6 8 6 2 0 —
2015 20
Western Bulldogs WBD
Melbourne vs MEL
W
153-55
Marvel Stadium DEF FB 32 22 13 9 12 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 3 18 1 0 1 1 0 2 6 2 1 93% 86% 114 99 94 370 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 3 66.7 0 0 5 -- 0 0% 0% 6 3 -- -- -- -- -- 11 84.6% 1 0 12.4 9 10 2 0 —
2015 19
Western Bulldogs WBD
Port Adelaide vs PTA
W
128-64
Marvel Stadium DEF FB 32 24 10 14 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 20 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 94% 92% 113 87 82 180 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 50 0 0 5 -- 0 0% 0% 4 4 -- -- -- -- -- 9 90% 0 0 6.4 14 6 3 0 —
2015 18
Western Bulldogs WBD
Essendon @ ESS
W
127-40
Marvel Stadium DEF FB 32 18 9 9 4 0 0 4 0 3 2 0 5 12 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 93% 89% 106 80 74 278 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 5 80 0 0 8 -- 1 0% 0% 6 6 -- -- -- -- -- 7 77.8% 0 0 9.2 7 4 6 0 —
Latest 5 of 31 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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