Daniel Talia

Talia played junior football for Greenvale and Assumption College in Kilmore, which boasts a strong football history.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} He 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. He missed the second half of the 2009 season due to a hamstring injury.{{cite news|last=Quayle|first=Emma|date=23 November 2009|title=Picks of the draft: Daniel Talia|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/rfnews/picks-of-the-draft-daniel-talia/2009/11/22/1258824626772.html|newspaper=The Age}}{{cite news|date=26 November 2009|title=Adelaide Crows - 2009 AFL Draft rundown|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/adelaide-crows-2009-afl-draft-rundown/story-e6frecoc-1225804364257|newspaper=Herald Sun}}

After one and a half years on Adelaide's list, Talia made his AFL debut in round 15 of the 2011 season and held his place in the side for the rest of the season, playing nine games in total.{{cite web|url=http://www.afc.com.au/player-profile/Daniel-Talia|title=Daniel Talia - AFC.com.au|website=AFC.com.au|publisher=Adelaide Football Club|access-date=25 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418083254/http://www.afc.com.au/player-profile/daniel-talia|archive-date=18 April 2015|url-status=dead}} He 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.{{cite news|last=Rucci|first=Michelangelo|date=10 September 2011|title=Sweet but sour victory for Scott|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/sweet-but-sour-victory-for-scott/story-e6frecoc-1226133517874|newspaper=The Advertiser}}

Talia had a breakout year in 2012. With the departure of Nathan Bock and Phil Davis in the last two seasons, and with Ben Rutten ageing, he regularly played on the opposition's best forward with great success, contributing to the club's unexpected run to the preliminary finals. Talia was nominated for the 2012 AFL Rising Star award for his shut-down effort on {{AFL StK}}'s Nick Riewoldt in round 12,{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2012-06-19/crow-on-the-rise|title=Crow on the rise|last1=Holmesby|first1=Luke|date=19 June 2012|website=AFL.com.au|publisher=Australian Football League|access-date=19 June 2012}} and at the end of the season was voted the winner of the award.{{cite news|last=Devlin|first=Rebekah|date=5 September 2012|title=Daniel Talia soars above pack of AFL's young guns to win Rising Star Award|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/danial-talia-soars-above-pack-of-afls-young-guns/story-e6frf9jf-1226465989450|newspaper=The Advertiser}} His season came to a heartbreaking end when he broke his arm in Adelaide's Qualifying Final loss to the Sydney Swans. Prior to the 2013 season, Talia extended his contract for three more years, that kept him at Adelaide until the end of 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/daniel-talia-agrees-to-three-year-contract-extension-with-the-adeliade-crows/story-e6frfkp9-1226596122871|title=Rising Star Daniel Talia agrees to three-year contract extension with the Adeliade Crows|date=13 March 2013|website=news.com.au|access-date=17 June 2016}}

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. He finished equal third in the club best and fairest in 2013. In 2014 Talia added another dimension to his game, increasing his attacking output while remaining miserly in defence. He was rewarded with the Malcolm Blight Medal for the club's best and fairest player, and was also named at full-back in the All-Australian team for 2014. He 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. At the end of 2015, Daniel and his brother Michael, then playing for the {{AFL WB}}, were the subject of an AFL investigation into allegations Michael provided Daniel with game-sensitive information ahead of their two clubs meeting in the 2015 Second Elimination Final.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-23/talia-brothers-under-investigation-for-afl-final-leak-reports/6797050|title=AFL finals: Western Bulldogs investigate Michael Talia and Daniel Talia for leaking 'game sensitive information': reports|date=23 September 2015|website=ABC.net.au|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=17 June 2016}} The pair were subsequently cleared.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-25/talia-brothers-cleared-of-gameplan-leak2c-cheney-warned-for-2/6974132|title=Michael Talia cleared of gameplan leak from Western Bulldogs-Adelaide final, Kyle Cheney warned for 'banter'|date=25 November 2015|website=ABC.net.au|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=17 June 2016}}

On 24 February 2016, Talia re-signed with the Crows until the end of 2021.{{cite web|url=http://www.afc.com.au/news/2016-02-24/talia-signs-on-until-2021|title=Talia signs on until 2021|website=afc.com.au|date=24 February 2016 |access-date=15 July 2016}}

In the opening round of the 2017 season, Talia was penalized for pushing the ball across the goal line from outside of the goal square in a stricter interpretation of the deliberately rushed behind rule than had been applied in previous seasons. Though Crows fans jeered at the decision, coach Don Pyke said that it was the correct interpretation.{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/expert-opinion/michelangelo-rucci/afl-umpires-put-four-clear-themes-on-agenda-in-opening-round/news-story/25423751be5de554a276c0a7821fa5a4|title=AFL umpires put four clear themes on agenda in opening round|last=Rucci|first=Michelangelo|date=27 March 2017|access-date=21 October 2017|newspaper=The Advertiser|publisher=News Corp Australia}} In the Crows’ round five match against {{AFL GC}} Talia limped from the ground with a hamstring injury barely a minute into the game. The Crows went on to win the game by 67 points regardless.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/adelaide-crows-nervously-await-scans-on-injured-daniel-talia-and-riley-knight-20170423-gvqxxl.html|title=Adelaide Crows nervously await scans on injured Daniel Talia and Riley Knight|date=24 April 2017|access-date=21 October 2017|newspaper=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media}} Later in the week, scans showed that there was no serious injury and was able to play the next round.{{cite web|url=http://www.afc.com.au/news/2017-04-27/talia-on-track-for-tigers|title=Talia on track for Tigers|last=Gaskin|first=Lee|date=27 April 2017|access-date=21 October 2017|website=AFC.com.au|publisher=Bigpond}} In round 18 Talia effected 16 spoils, the most out of anyone in the league in that round,{{cite web|url=http://www.afc.com.au/news/2017-07-24/by-the-numbers-round-18|title=By the numbers: Round 18|last=Gill|first=Katrina|date=24 July 2017|access-date=21 October 2017|website=AFC.com.au|publisher=Bigpond}} and the next week he broke his own club record for the most one-percenters in a match, getting 17. After round 19 he had more spoils (154) and had won more one-on-one contests (34) than any player in the league.{{cite web|url=http://www.afc.com.au/news/2017-07-26/stats-that-matter-round-19|title=Stats that matter: Round 19|date=26 July 2017|access-date=21 October 2017|website=AFC.com.au|publisher=Bigpond}}

Near the end of the season in a match against {{AFL Syd}}, Talia suffered an ankle injury, which resulted in his omission from the Crows’ final match of the home and away season against {{AFL WC}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/adelaide-crows/adelaide-lose-taylor-walker-daniel-talia-for-west-coast-clash-20170825-gy48vc.html|title=Eagles face crunch math quiz against Crows|date=25 August 2017|access-date=21 October 2017|newspaper=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media Australia}} At the end of the year he played in Adelaide’s Grand Final loss to {{AFL Ric}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2017/27/adel-v-rich|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924182443/http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2017/27/adel-v-rich|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2017|title=Match report: Terrific Tigers end 37-year wait|last=Bowen|first=Nick|date=30 September 2017|access-date=21 October 2017|website=AFL.com.au|publisher=Bigpond}}

In August 2021, Talia was not offered a contract by Adelaide for the 2022 season and was delisted at the conclusion of the 2021 season, and subsequently retired in October due to injury.

: Statistics are correct to end of 2021 season{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/Daniel_Talia.html|title=AFL Tables - Daniel Talia statistics|website=AFL Tables}}

{{AFL player statistics legend}}

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|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011

| style="text-align:center" | {{AFL Ade}}

| 12 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 59 || 51 || 110 || 27 || 31 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.6 || 5.7 || 12.2 || 3.0 || 3.4

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012

| style="text-align:center" | {{AFL Ade}}

| 12 || 23 || 1 || 2 || 107 || 79 || 186 || 60 || 41 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 4.7 || 3.4 || 8.1 || 2.6 || 1.8

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013

| style="text-align:center" | {{AFL Ade}}

| 12 || 22 || 3 || 0 || 143 || 103 || 246 || 93 || 35 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 6.5 || 4.7 || 11.2 || 4.2 || 1.6

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014

| style="text-align:center" | {{AFL Ade}}

| 12 || 22 || 0 || 1 || 167 || 93 || 260 || 105 || 24 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 7.6 || 4.2 || 11.8 || 4.8 || 1.1

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015

| style="text-align:center" | {{AFL Ade}}

| 12 || 22 || 1 || 0 || 152 || 81 || 233 || 81 || 37 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 6.9 || 3.9 || 10.6 || 3.7 || 1.7

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016

| style="text-align:center" | {{AFL Ade}}

| 12 || 24 || 1 || 0 || 208 || 166 || 374 || 143 || 45 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.7 || 6.9 || 15.6 || 6.0 || 1.9

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017

| style="text-align:center" | {{AFL Ade}}

| 12 || 24 || 0 || 0 || 146 || 154 || 30 || 101 || 45 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.1 || 6.4 || 12.5 || 4.2 || 1.9

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018

| style="text-align:center" | {{AFL Ade}}

| 12 || 18 || 0 || 0 || 139 || 119 || 258 || 92 || 37 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.7 || 6.6 || 14.3 || 5.1 || 2.1

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019

| style="text-align:center" | {{AFL Ade}}

| 12 || 22 || 0 || 0 || 171 || 97 || 268 || 120 || 48 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.8 || 4.4 || 12.2 || 5.5 || 2.2

|-

| scope=row | 2020{{efn|The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.}} || {{AFL Ade}} || 12

| 14 || 0 || 0 || 83 || 41 || 124 || 47 || 15 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.9 || 2.9 || 8.9 || 3.4 || 1.1

|-

| scope=row | 2021 || {{AFL Ade}} || 12

| 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

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! colspan=3| Career

! 200

! 6

! 3

! 1375

! 984

! 2359

! 869

! 358

! 0.0

! 0.0

! 6.9

! 4.9

! 11.8

! 4.3

! 1.8

|}

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Individual

• All-Australian: 2014 2016
• Malcolm Blight Medal (Adelaide F.C. Best & Fairest): 2014
• AFL Rising Star Award: 2012
• 22 Under 22 team: 2012, 2013, 2014

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