Liam Duggan

Liam Duggan
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-12-11) 11 December 1996
Original team(s)	Western Jets Bacchus Marsh Football Netball Club(BFL)
Draft	#11, 2014 National Draft,West Coast
Height/Weight	183 cm / 75 kg
Club information
Current club	West Coast
Number	14
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2015–2016	West Coast	18 (1)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016 season.

Liam Duggan (born 11 December 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Duggan played for Ballarat's St Patrick’s College in the Herald Sun Shield, the Western Jets at TAC Cup and Vic Metro in the National U18s. In 2014 the AIS-AFL Academy awarded him with the Ben Mitchell Medal.^[1]

Duggan was drafted with pick 11 of the 2014 National Draft.^[2]

He made his debut against Carlton^[3] in round 2 of the 2015 season. Duggan had a standout game in the 53 point victory over St Kilda Football Club during round 8 of the 2015 season. He racked up 23 disposals including six marks and four tackles, which impressed his older teammates, notably Luke Shuey. ^[4] Duggan suffered a season ending knee injury during a round 17 Western Australian Football League game playing for East Perth Football Club after copping a knock to his posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He finished his debut season with 12 senior games of AFL.^[5] ^[6]

References

↑ Walsh, Courtney (1 December 2014), "Liam Duggan could be the next Robbie Flower, says his junior coach", The Australian
↑ Thomas, Clint (2 December 2014), "West Coast Eagles recruits Liam Duggan and Tom Lamb hope to boost midfielder", ABC
↑ O'Donoghue, Craig (10 April 2015), "Kennedy kicks Eagles to victory", The West Australian
↑ https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/28213011/duggan-earns-the-respect-of-eagles/
↑ https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/28906409/eagles-tyro-goes-down-in-wafl
↑ http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-07-21/duggans-year-over-after-serious-knee-injury

External links

Liam Duggan's statistics from AFL Tables
Liam Duggan's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles

West Coast Eagles – current squad

1 Brown
2 LeCras
3 Gaff
4 Sheed
5 Sheppard
6 Yeo
7 Masten
8 Redden
9 Naitanui
10 Lamb
11 Priddis
12 Wellingham
13 Shuey
14 Duggan
15 Cripps
16 Mackenzie
17 Kennedy (vc)
18 Ellis
20 McGovern
21 Colledge*
22 Giles
23 Jetta
24 Partington
25 Hurn (c)
26 Butler
27 Darling
28 Cole
29 Lycett
30 Nelson
31 Schofield
32 Turnbridge*
33 Hill
34 Hutchings
35 McGinnity
36 McInnes
37 Barrass
38 Mutimer
39 Karpany
41 Snadden*
42 Waterman*
43 Allen
44 Bennell
45 Adamson*
46 Brophy*
47 Lucas*

Coach: Simpson

* denotes rookie listed player

2014 AFL national draft

First round	1. Paddy McCartin 2. Christian Petracca 3. Angus Brayshaw 4. Jarrod Pickett 5. Jordan De Goey 6. Caleb Marchbank 7. Paul Ahern 8. Peter Wright 9. Darcy Moore (F/S) 10. Nakia Cockatoo 11. Liam Duggan 12. Corey Ellis 13. Lachie Weller 14. Jake Lever 15. Jarrod Garlett 16. Sam Durdin 17. Kyle Langford 18. Isaac Heeney (Academy selection) 19. Blaine Boekhorst 20. Jayden Laverde 21. Hugh Goddard

Second round	22. Daniel McKenzie 23. Patrick McKenna 24. Jack Steele (Academy selection) 25. Daniel Nielson 26. Toby McLean 27. Lukas Webb 28. Dillon Viojo-Rainbow 29. Touk Miller 30. Brayden Maynard 31. Daniel Howe 32. Tom Lamb 33. Connor Menadue 34. Connor Blakely 35. Harrison Wigg 36. Ed Vickers-Willis 37. James Rose 38. Jack Hiscox (Academy selection) 39. Declan Hamilton 40. Alex Neal-Bullen

Third round	41. Jack Lonie 42. Billy Stretch (F/S) 43. Mitch McGovern 44. Liam Dawson (Academy selection) 45. Bailey Dale 46. Caleb Daniel 47. Cory Gregson 48. Matthew Goodyear 49. Teia Miles 50. Marc Pittonet 51. Jackson Nelson 52. Nathan Drummond 53. Oscar McDonald 54. Ed Langdon 55. Dean Gore 56. Dougal Howard 58. Harry Dear

Fourth round	59. Jordan Cunico 60. Clem Smith 61. Harris Andrews (Academy selection) 62. Zaine Cordy (F/S) 63. Jayden Foster 65. Josh Watts 66. Damien Cavka 67. Daniel Butler 68. Josh Deluca 69. Logan Austin 70. Abe Davis (Academy selection)

Fifth round	73. Jaden McGrath 76. Alec Waterman (F/S) 77. Reece McKenzie 78. Jesse Palmer

Sixth round	81. Josh McGuinness 84. Billy Frampton

Seventh round	85. Jeremy Finlayson (Academy selection) 86. Josh Clayton (F/S)

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