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Young forwards to get their chance says Duffield

Paul Duffield believes Pavlich's early absence in the NAB Cup could allow Freo to blood some young talls

5:32pm  Feb 1, 2013

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It stung says Duffield

Paul Duffield says Freo’s back six is desperate to bounce back after a poor effort in Adelaide two weeks ago

11:01am  Aug 22, 2012

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Form wasn’t good enough: Duffield

Paul Duffield admits form was the reason he was dropped earlier this season

3:46pm  Jul 24, 2012

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Senior Players List

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Paul
Duffield

Height
188 cm
DOB
05-02-1985
Weight
86 kg
Debut
2006
Games
2013
10
Career
121
Goals
2013
2
Career
25
2013 Dream Team Points
Total
877
Avg
88
PaulDuffield

Player Bio

AT A Glance

Junior Clubs: Darkan
Clubs: Fremantle
Draft information: Rookie Draft 2003, pick 10 & Rookie Draft 2005, pick 7
Debut: Round 5 2006 v St Kilda
Recruited from: South Fremantle
Brownlow Votes: 5

Finished off 2012 very well and looks settled in Fremantle’s defence. Duffield is an excellent user of the football coming off the half-back line.

Season by Season

Season by Season

Paul Duffield had a strong finish to the 2012 season after a mid-season patch that saw him dropped between rounds 11-14. Duffield went back to South Fremantle, built form and played an important role in the club’s run to the finals, gaining at least 20 disposals in Freo’s last six games of the season.

Duffield used the ball very well by foot. He had the most kicks at the club, averaging 14.3 per game, and also leading the effective kicks category with 11.7 a game. This equated to an impressive kicking efficiency of 81.7 per cent, which ranked top 10 in the AFL among players who appeared in at least 13 games.

After responding in excellent fashion to his omission in 2012, Duffield looks set to go on with it in

Duffield didn’t have as good a year in 2011 as his excellent 2010 season, but he was still a key player according to the statistical indicators. He averaged 17 disposals, down by four per game from the previous season. This was still good enough for fifth overall at the club for total disposals (354) and he had 79.1 per cent disposal efficiency (fifth overall). Duffield was first at the club in total effective kicks (167) and short kicks (99), and he also came top five in total kicks (217), tackles (86), rebound 50s (63), inside 50s (46) and score assists (16). Looks primed to have a big 2012 season.

Duffield had a great season after moving into a midfield role. His ball-winning ability and poise under pressure was a major factor in the improvement of Fremantle’s onball brigade in 2010. Duffield played one of his best games of the season in round 4 against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, gathering a career-best 36 possessions. He was the only Fremantle Docker to play all 22 games and two finals in 2010.

Stats

By the numbers

  • 2013   Season Average
    Games Played 10
    • Kicks 15.9
    • Handballs 4.7
    • Disposals 20.6
    • Marks 6.8
    • Hit-Outs 0.0
    • Tackles 3.0
    • Goals 0.2
    • Dream Team 87.7

2013 Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 22 Collingwood Rd 7
Handballs 8 Melbourne Rd 9
Disposals 30 Collingwood Rd 7
Marks 11 Melbourne Rd 9
Hit-outs 0 - -
Tackles 8 Gold Coast Suns Rd 6
Goals 1 Sydney Swans Rd 8
Dream Team 119 Melbourne Rd 9

2013 Season Breakdown

Rd Opponent Result K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
1 West Coast Eagles W 108 - 80 14 2 16 6 0 0 2 2 0 1 67
2 Western Bulldogs W 78 - 106 14 4 18 9 0 0 2 1 0 0 75
3 Essendon L 68 - 72 15 2 17 7 0 0 1 3 1 1 86
4 Hawthorn L 118 - 76 18 3 21 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 81
5 Richmond W 81 - 80 - - - - - - - - - - -
6 Gold Coast Suns W 54 - 99 11 6 17 6 0 0 0 8 0 1 96
7 Collingwood W 100 - 73 22 8 30 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 109
8 Sydney Swans D 70 - 70 18 6 24 9 0 1 2 3 1 0 106
9 Melbourne W 130 - 40 19 8 27 11 0 1 0 3 0 0 119
10 Adelaide Crows W 59 - 66 16 2 18 5 0 2 3 3 0 0 72
12 Brisbane Lions W 86 - 46 12 6 18 4 0 0 2 3 0 0 66
13 North Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
14 Geelong Cats - - - - - - - - - - -
15 St Kilda - - - - - - - - - - -
16 West Coast Eagles - - - - - - - - - - -
17 Richmond - - - - - - - - - - -
18 Adelaide Crows - - - - - - - - - - -
19 Carlton - - - - - - - - - - -
20 GWS Giants - - - - - - - - - - -
21 Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
22 Port Adelaide - - - - - - - - - - -
23 St Kilda - - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL W: 8 - L: 2 - D: 1 159 47 206 68 0 5 13 30 2 4 877

By the numbers

  • Career Average
    Games Played 121
    • Kicks 12.9
    • Handballs 5.8
    • Disposals 18.7
    • Marks 4.9
    • Hit-Outs 0.1
    • Tackles 3.6
    • Goals 0.2
    • Dream Team 78.6

Career Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 25 St Kilda Rd 4, 2010
Handballs 15 Essendon Rd 12, 2011
Disposals 36 St Kilda Rd 4, 2010
Marks 12 Port Adelaide Rd 14, 2010
Hit-outs 2 Port Adelaide Rd 11, 2009
Tackles 9 Essendon Rd 12, 2011
Goals 2 Sydney Swans Rd 19, 2008
Dream Team 138 West Coast Eagles Rd 6, 2009

Career Breakdown

Season Club K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
2013 Fremantle 159 47 206 68 0 5 13 30 2 4 877
2012 Fremantle 300 102 402 117 0 12 18 75 2 1 1726
2011 Fremantle 217 137 354 73 3 14 17 83 2 8 1462
2010 Fremantle 356 143 499 131 0 24 20 94 6 2 2125
2009 Fremantle 330 144 474 98 6 15 19 76 5 7 1877
2008 Fremantle 94 53 147 48 0 6 10 40 5 2 700
2007 Fremantle 47 32 79 23 1 1 7 18 3 1 346
2006 Fremantle 61 39 100 33 0 3 8 15 0 1 400

Legend

K
Kicks
H
Handballs
D
Disposals
M
Marks
HO
Hit-outs
FF
Frees For
FA
Frees Against
T
Tackles
G
Goals
B
Behinds
DT
Dream Team

Milestones

Fremantle Dockers: 111 games, 23 goals

50th game: Rnd 5 2010 v Richmond

100th game: Rnd 10 2012 v Adelaide

Q&A

As well as playing great footy, I’d like to be remembered for:
Being a nice guy around the footy club

Most memorable victory (AFL or non-AFL):
The Geelong game in 2010

Most admired player at another club:
Matt Boyd

Favourite ground to play on:
Patersons

Best part about training:
When it finishes

Weights or running:
Running

What would you prefer – mark of the year or goal of the year:
Goal of the year

Which skill do you need to most work on:
Marking

Complete this line…with two minutes to go in the 2012 Grand Final:
Duffield swings onto the right and bananas a goal from the pocket to win.

Who will be Mike Sheahan’s No. 1 ranked player by the end of 2012:
Scott Pendelbury

You are running 30 minutes late to an early morning beach recovery session. What’s your excuse:
Traffic

What is the first thing you would do if you were Andrew Demetriou for a day:
Stop changing the rules

Favourite meal the night before a game:
Pasta

What music helps you get ‘in the zone’ before a game:
Anything acoustic

One thing you would change about the world:
Homeless youth

PlayStation or Xbox? And what’s your favourite game:
Playstation and fifa

Who would win My Kitchen Rules at your club? And what’s their signature dish:
Alex Silvagni and some sort of fancy italian dish

Your favourite line from a movie:
We’re going streaking- Will Ferrell

What’s your favourite dance move:
Stand in the corner and just relax

What is your favourite holiday destination in Australia:
Yallingup

Where would you recommend visiting within your state:
Yallingup