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Michael Hurley
	Michael Hurley
	; Hurley Kicking at goal against Fremantle in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Michael Hurley
Date of birth	1 June 1990 (age 19)
Recruited from	Northern Knights
Draft	5th overall, 2008; Essendon Bombers
Height/Weight	193cm / 92kg
Position(s)	Key Defender/Forward
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	22
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics to end of 2009 season . ;

Michael Hurley (born 1 June 1990) is an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A key position utility, 1.93 metres (6.3 ft) tall and weighing 92 kilograms (200 lb), Hurley mainly plays in the forward and backline.^[1]

A good junior cricketer and footballer, Hurley entered top-level football early, joining the TAC Cup competition for the Northern Knights.^[1] His accomplishments as a junior included selection as full-back in the All-Australian TAC Cup Team of the Year sides in 2007 and 2008. Despite concerns about his bladder—consequently removed in January—and a lack of pace, Hurley was selected with Essendon's first pick, and fifth overall, in the 2008 AFL Draft.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Hurley made his AFL debut in 2009, winning the AFL Rising Star nomination in round 20,^[4] despite playing only nine regular season matches because of a quad strain and broken wrist.^[5] In round 22, nine matches into his career, Hurley scored four goals, in a match-winning performance against Hawthorn. In the following week, former Brisbane Football Club coach said, "Very few young talls have the physical maturity to match it with their older and stronger opponents. Which is why the brilliant early form of young Bomber Michael Hurley is quite amazing."^[6]

[edit] Taxi driver incident

On 25 September, 2009 Hurley was arrested after an altercation with an Indian Australian taxi driver, after the driver demanded payment for the fare. Hurley was later released without charge.^[7]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Michael Hurley's neighbourhood". Melbourne Herald Sun. 2009-04-02. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,26024095-19742,00.html. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
^ "Hurley becomes a Bomber". Essendon Football Club. 2008-11-29. http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/news.asp?nid=6190. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
^ "VIC dominate draft". AFL Victoria website. 2008-12-02. http://www.aflvic.com.au/index.php?id=14&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=501&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=4&cHash=2ca6f4f7e1. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
^ "Hurley wins rising star nomination". The Age. 2009-08-18. http://www.theage.com.au/news/rfnews/hurley-wins-rising-star-nomination/2009/08/18/1250362067768.html. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
^ "Hurley sidelined with broken wrist". Essendon Football Club. 2009-05-25. http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/news.asp?nid=6652. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
^ "Hurley is the find of the season". Australian Football League. 2009-04-02. http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=84005. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
^ "Essendon player believed to be Micheal Hurley arrested after altercation with taxi driver on Hoddle st". Herald Sun. September 25, 2009. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/essendon-player-believed-to-be-michael-hurley-arrested-after-altercation-with-taxi-driver-on-hoddle-st/story-e6frf7jo-1225779431981.

[edit] External links

Michael Hurley (Australian rules footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables

[Jon_Anderson-0] "Michael Hurley's neighbourhood". Melbourne Herald Sun. 2009-04-02. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,26024095-19742,00.html. Retrieved 2009-09-04.

[1] "Hurley becomes a Bomber". Essendon Football Club. 2008-11-29. http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/news.asp?nid=6190. Retrieved 2008-11-29.

[2] "VIC dominate draft". AFL Victoria website. 2008-12-02. http://www.aflvic.com.au/index.php?id=14&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=501&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=4&cHash=2ca6f4f7e1. Retrieved 2008-12-02.

[3] "Hurley wins rising star nomination". The Age. 2009-08-18. http://www.theage.com.au/news/rfnews/hurley-wins-rising-star-nomination/2009/08/18/1250362067768.html. Retrieved 2009-09-04.

[4] "Hurley sidelined with broken wrist". Essendon Football Club. 2009-05-25. http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/news.asp?nid=6652. Retrieved 2009-09-04.

[5] "Hurley is the find of the season". Australian Football League. 2009-04-02. http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=84005. Retrieved 2009-09-04.

[6] "Essendon player believed to be Micheal Hurley arrested after altercation with taxi driver on Hoddle st". Herald Sun. September 25, 2009. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/essendon-player-believed-to-be-michael-hurley-arrested-after-altercation-with-taxi-driver-on-hoddle-st/story-e6frf7jo-1225779431981.

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