Tyler Keitel (born 7 February 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
| Tyler Keitel | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | (Noranda JFC), East Perth | ||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Perth | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2015– | West Perth | 169 (345) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2021— | Western Australia | 3 (6) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 9, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Early Career
editKeitel started his career playing for East Perth's WAFL Colts team from 2012 to 2014. Keitel nominated for the 2014 AFL national draft but was overlooked by all 18 clubs and did not get signed. After being overlooked in the draft Keitel left East Perth and joined the West Perth Football Club.[1]
WAFL Career
editKeitel joined West Perth ahead of the 2015 WAFL season and has used his utility ability to be able to swap between a dangerous tall forward and a string key defender. Though through his career Keitel has been more dangerous as a key forward for the Falcons.[2] This role has made Keitel a 3 time Bernie Naylor Medalist and a 5 time club leading goalkicker for West Perth.[3]
Statistics
editUpdated to the end of 2023.[4]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks | H/O
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Hit-outs |
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Played in that season's premiership team |
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Led the league for the season |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 2015 | West Perth | 37 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 102 | 78 | 180 | 57 | 27 | 55 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 12.9 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | West Perth | 37 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 253 | 142 | 395 | 105 | 58 | 73 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 18.8 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | West Perth | 37 | 21 | 46 | 44 | 227 | 75 | 302 | 109 | 54 | 35 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 14.4 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | West Perth | 37 | 22 | 50† | 39 | 236 | 61 | 297 | 119 | 41 | 58 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 2.8 | 13.5 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | West Perth | 37 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 214 | 90 | 304 | 107 | 64 | 142 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 5.3 | 17.9 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 8.4 |
| 2020[a] | West Perth | 37 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 99 | 32 | 131 | 41 | 26 | 31 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 13.1 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | West Perth | 37 | 19 | 70† | 34 | 214 | 57 | 271 | 107 | 37 | 39 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 2022# | West Perth | 37 | 19 | 38 | 37 | 225 | 118 | 343 | 114 | 36 | 61 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | West Perth | 37 | 18 | 57† | 32 | 185 | 66 | 251 | 99 | 38 | 19 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 13.9 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| Career | 161 | 319 | 221 | 1570 | 719 | 2474 | 858 | 381 | 477 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 15.3 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 9 home-and-away matches per team (down from 18) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ "2014 Draft Profile: Tyler Keitel". 11 August 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Tyler Keitel ruled eligible for clearance". wetsperthfc.com.au. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "From a family of Falcons: Milestone day looms for WAFL gun Keitel". afl.com.au. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Tyler Keitel". West Australian Football League. Retrieved 25 January 2024.