18 Facts About Kyal Horsley

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Kyal Horsley was born on 2 September 1987 and is an Australian rules footballer who formerly played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League.

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Kyal Horsley was delisted by the club at the end of the 2013 season, after 14 games.

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Kyal Horsley returned to the Subiaco Football Club in 2014 to captain the WAFL side for the 2014 season.

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Kyal Horsley had a powerful return to the WAFL finishing third in the Sandover Medal count after leading the Lions to their 12th premiership.

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Kyal Horsley was born and raised in Kalgoorlie, in the Goldfields region of Western Australia.

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Kyal Horsley excelled in a number of sports at junior level, playing A-grade field hockey and cricket, representing Western Australia at hockey at under-15 and under-16 level.

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Kyal Horsley made his debut for the Kalgoorlie City Football Club in 2003, at the age of 16, and won the Mitchell Medal as the best player in the Goldfields Football League in 2006.

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Kyal Horsley made his debut against East Fremantle in round 16 of the 2007 season, kicking two goals and recording 21 disposals, and played a total of 10 reserves games and seven senior games during the season.

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Kyal Horsley made his state debut for Western Australia in 2008 against Queensland in Townsville, and played in the interstate game in 2010.

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Kyal Horsley had previously been invited to train with Fremantle, prior to the start of the 2008 season, but was not drafted.

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Kyal Horsley spent the first few rounds of the season with Gold Coast's reserves team in the North East Australian Football League, but was elevated from the rookie list to the senior list after Jarrod Harbrow received a long-term injury.

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Kyal Horsley made his debut the following week against North Melbourne at Docklands Stadium, replacing the injured Gary Ablett, and recorded 19 disposals and eight tackles.

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At the club's Club Champion Awards held at the end of the season, Kyal Horsley received both the "Most Professional" award and the "Iron Man" award.

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Kyal Horsley played only senior game during the 2013 season, after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament midway through the season.

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Kyal Horsley was delisted by the Suns at the end of the season, and returned to Perth at the end of the season.

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Kyal Horsley returned to the WAFL with the Subiaco Football Club where he was announced captain in the pre-season.

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Kyal Horsley recovered from his anterior cruciate ligament injury for Round Four against Peel; kicking the first goal in a 17-point win over the Thunder.

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Kyal Horsley amassed 499 disposals from 19 games on the season as well as leading Subiaco to their 12th WAFL premiership over the East Perth Royals.