1. Daniel Talia was born on 2 October 1991 and is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.
15 Facts About Daniel Talia
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Daniel Talia was drafted with selection 13 in the 2009 National Draft from the Calder Cannons.
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Daniel Talia played junior football for Greenvale and Assumption College in Kilmore, which boasts a strong football history.
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Daniel Talia played centre-half forward for the Calder Cannons and in defence for Victoria Metro in the 2009 AFL Under-18 Championships, for which he was selected in the U18 All-Australian team.
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Daniel Talia missed the second half of the 2009 season due to a hamstring injury.
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Daniel Talia achieved this despite carrying an Achilles injury throughout the season, and was rewarded with the Mark Bickley award for the Crows' best first or second year player.
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Daniel 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.
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Daniel Talia's season came to a heartbreaking end when he broke his arm in Adelaide's Qualifying Final loss to the Sydney Swans.
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Daniel 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.
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Daniel Talia finished equal third in the club best and fairest in 2013.
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In 2014 Daniel Talia added another dimension to his game, increasing his attacking output while remaining miserly in defence.
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Daniel Talia was rewarded with the Malcolm Blight Medal for the club's best and fairest player, and was named at full-back in the All-Australian team for 2014.
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Daniel Talia continued to perform reliably in 2015, finishing in the top 10 of the club champion count and becoming the youngest member of Adelaide's leadership group.
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On 24 February 2016, Daniel Talia re-signed with the Crows until the end of 2021.
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In round 18 Daniel Talia effected 16 spoils, the most out of anyone in the league in that round, and the next week he broke his own club record for the most one-percenters in a match, getting 17.