Daniel Talia

Daniel Talia
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Talia
Nickname(s)	DT
Date of birth	(1991-10-02) 2 October 1991
Original team(s)	Greenvale (EDFL) Assumption College Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft	Pick #13, 2009 National Draft, Adelaide
Debut	Round 15, 2011, Adelaide v. Sydney, at AAMI Stadium
Height/Weight	195 cm (6 ft 5 in) / 97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Position(s)	Key defender
Club information
Current club	Adelaide
Number	12
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2010–	Adelaide	98 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season.
Career highlights
Ron Evans Medal (2012) 3× 22under22 team (2012, 2013, 2014) Malcolm Blight Medal (2014) All-Australian (2014)

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 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. Talia was drafted with selection #13 in the 2009 National Draft from the Calder Cannons, and has made his name in the AFL as a key defender, winning the AFL Rising Star award as the best young player in the league for the 2012 season. His younger brother, Michael, played for the Western Bulldogs before being traded to the Sydney Swans in October 2015.

Pre-AFL career

Talia played junior football for Greenvale and Assumption College in Kilmore, which boasts a strong football history. He was selected in the U18 All-Australian team following the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships but missed the second half of the 2009 season due to a hamstring injury.

AFL career

After one and a half years on Adelaide's list, Talia made his AFL debut in round 15 of the 2011 season. Playing in the backline, he gathered 15 possessions and was described as "impressive". He went on to hold his place in the side for the rest of the season, playing nine games in total.

Talia had a breakout year in 2012. With the departure of Nathan Bock and Phil Davis in the last two seasons, and with Ben Rutten ageing, he regularly played on the opposition's best forward with great success, contributing to the club's unexpected run to the preliminary finals. Talia was nominated for the 2012 AFL Rising Star award for his shut-down effort on St Kilda's Nick Riewoldt in round 12, and at the end of the season was voted the winner of the award. His season came to a heartbreaking end when he broke his arm in Adelaide's Qualifying Final loss to Sydney.

Talia continued to deliver in 2013, leading the club in spoils and intercept possessions, and conceding only one goal per game despite being opposed to the opposition's leading forward. He finished equal third in the club best and fairest in 2013. In 2014 Talia added another dimension to his game, increasing his attacking output while remaining miserly in defence. He was rewarded with the Malcolm Blight Medal for the club's best and fairest player, and was also named at full-back in the All-Australian team for 2014.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of round 10, 2015.

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
			Totals								Averages (per game)
2011	Adelaide	12	9	0	0	59	51	110	27	31	0.0	0.0	6.6	5.7	12.2	3.0	3.4
2012	Adelaide	12	23	1	2	107	79	186	60	41	0.0	0.1	4.7	3.4	8.1	2.6	1.8
2013	Adelaide	12	22	3	0	143	103	246	93	35	0.1	0.0	6.5	4.7	11.2	4.2	1.6
2014	Adelaide	12	22	0	1	167	93	260	105	24	0.0	0.0	7.6	4.2	11.8	4.8	1.1
2015	Adelaide	12	10	1	0	74	46	120	35	18	0.0	0.0	7.4	4.6	12.0	3.5	1.8
Career			98	5	3	550	372	922	320	149	0.0	0.0	6.4	4.3	10.7	3.7	1.7

Honours and achievements

Individual

• All-Australian: 2014
• Malcolm Blight Medal (Adelaide F.C. Best & Fairest): 2014
• AFL Rising Star Award: 2012
• 22 Under 22 team: 2012, 2013, 2014

External links

• Daniel Talia's profile on the official website of the Adelaide Football Club
• Daniel Talia's statistics from AFL Tables

Awards
Preceded by Dyson Heppell	Ron Evans Medal 2012	Succeeded by Jaeger O'Meara