Travis Colyer

Travis Colyer (born 24 August 1991) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Travis Colyer
Colyer playing for Essendon in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Travis Colyer
Date of birth (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991
Original team(s) Claremont (WAFL)
Draft No. 26, 2009 national draft
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 33
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2010–2018 Essendon 87 (54)
2019– Fremantle 19 (8)
Total 106 (62)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Colyer was selected by Essendon with the 26th pick in the 2009 AFL Draft. He previously played for Claremont in the WAFL and Trinity College, Perth.[1] He also represented Western Australia in the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships and was named in the 2009 U18 All Australian team.[2]

Colyer played his first AFL game against Carlton in round 3 of the 2010 AFL season.

Colyer, along with 33 other Essendon players, was found guilty of using a banned performance enhancing substance, thymosin beta-4, as part of Essendon's sports supplements program during the 2012 season. He and his team-mates were initially found not guilty in March 2015 by the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal,[3] but a guilty verdict was returned in January 2016 after an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency. He was suspended for two years which, with backdating, ended in November 2016; as a result, he served approximately fourteen months of his suspension and missed the entire 2016 AFL season.[4]

On 17 October 2018, in the final minutes of the 2018 AFL Trade Period, Colyer was traded to the Fremantle Football Club, for a future fourth-round selection, after nine seasons and eighty-seven games with Essendon.[5]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2018 season[6]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2010Essendon321171010210020231330.60.99.39.118.42.83.0
2011Essendon321077733210525180.70.77.33.210.52.51.8
2012Essendon3263450227215150.50.78.33.712.02.52.5
2013Essendon3275357328926100.70.48.14.612.73.71.4
2014Essendon3212781436020356290.60.711.95.016.94.72.4
2015Essendon32111141136517841301.00.410.35.916.23.72.7
2016Essendon320——————————————
2017Essendon3222121320816036886630.50.69.57.316.73.92.9
2018Essendon32822604710731160.30.37.55.913.43.92.0
Career 87 54 51 806 518 1324 311 214 0.6 0.6 9.3 6.0 15.2 3.6 2.5

References
  1. O'Donoghue, Craig (1 October 2011) WA schoolboy stars brace for big stage
  2. Phelan, Jason (4 July 2009). "WA dominates U18 All-Australian team". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  3. Twomey, Callum (31 March 2015). "Thirty-four present and former Bombers cleared of all drug charges". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. Travis King (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  5. "Freo add speed with Colyer". Fremantle Football Club. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  6. "Travis Colyer statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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