Laura Duryea Explained

Laura Duryea
Birth Date:14 December 1983 [1]
Birth Place:Ireland
Height:180 cm [2]
Position:Defender
Years1:2008–2009
Club1:Melbourne University
Years2:2009–
Years3:2016–2018
Games Goals3:11 (0)
Statsend:2018
Sooteam1:Victoria Country[3]
Nationalyears1:2011–2017
Nationalteam1:Ireland
Repstatsend:2017
Careerhighlights:

Laura Duryea (born 14 December 1983), previously known as Laura Corrigan and also referred to as Laura Corrigan Duryea, is a women's Australian rules footballer best known for her professional career with in the AFLW and for representing Ireland multiple times in the Australian Football International Cup.

She originally played senior ladies' Gaelic football for Cavan and Victoria however decided to switch preferring the increased physicality of Australian Football, and wore the number at Melbourne of the late Irish Hall of Famer Jim Stynes.[4]

Early years, family and education

Duryea is originally from Ireland. She was raised in the Drumlane, Belturbet and Milltown area of County Cavan.[5] [6] [7] She is the daughter of Ian Corrigan, an Irish country singer. Her father and brothers played Gaelic football for Drumlane.[8] She was educated at Loreto College, Cavan and RMIT.[9] [10] [11]

In 2008 Duryea arrived in St Kilda, Victoria while travelling. She ended up staying in the Melbourne area and eventually settled in Rosebud, Mornington Peninsula.[5] [6] [7] [10] In 2016 she married Richard Duryea.[12]

Gaelic football

Sport:Ladies' Gaelic football
Code:Ladies' Football
Club:Drumlane
Erne Gaels
Sinn Féin (Melbourne)
Clposition:Midfielder
Counties:Cavan
→ Underdogs
Victoria
Icyears:20xx–2007
2006
2016 ?
Icposition:Midfielder

Clubs

While living in County Cavan, Duryea played for Drumlane and Erne Gaels. After moving to Melbourne she played for Sinn Féin.[6] [13]

Inter-county

Duryea has also played senior ladies' Gaelic football for Cavan and Victoria.[5] [6] [13] In 2006 Duryea played for a representative team known as the Underdogs while participating in the TG4 reality show of the same name. During the show, the Underdogs played against Meath, Laois and Cork.[8] [11] [14]

Australian rules football

VWFL

In 2008 while playing ladies' Gaelic football at Gaelic Park in Keysborough, an opponent suggested Duryea should try women's Australian rules football and invited her to a training session with the VWFL team, Melbourne University.[5] [15] After a season with Melbourne University, Duryea switched to Diamond Creek.[5] [6] [16] She subsequently played for Diamond Creek in seven VWFL Premier Division grand finals, helping them win the 2012 VFWL Premiership Cup.[17] [5] [6] [18]

Melbourne

In 2016 Duryea was recruited to play for in the AFLW.[5] [6] [4] [15] [16] On 5 February 2017 she made her AFLW debut against at Casey Fields.[19] [20] In the opening game of the 2018 season she played for Melbourne against Cora Staunton, making her debut for . Duryea and Staunton were the first and second Irish players to feature in the AFLW.[21] [22] [23]

Ireland

Duryea has played for Ireland in the Australian Football International Cup, helping Ireland win the cup in both 2011 and 2017.

TournamentsPlace
2011 Australian Football International Cup[24] 1st
2014 Australian Football International Cup[25] 2nd
2017 Australian Football International Cup[26] [27] [28] [29] 1st

Teacher

Duryea is a primary school teacher. She taught PE in Dublin before emigrating to Australia. She has worked as teacher at Montmorency South Primary School and Dromana Primary School.[30] [5] [6] [9]

Honours

Diamond Creek
Ireland

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laura Duryea. australianfootball.com. 15 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Laura Duryea. www.melbournefc.com.au. 17 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Irish success in VWFL Premier Division Grand Final. www.worldfootynews.com. 28 August 2012. 22 November 2019.
  4. Web site: What started as a backpacking trip turned into wearing Jim Stynes' number at Melbourne FC. www.the42.ie. 21 January 2017. 18 November 2019.
  5. Web site: Ireland's Laura Duryea hoping to crack a spot in Melbourne's AFL Women's team. www.heraldsun.com.au. 18 January 2017. 17 November 2019.
  6. Web site: Cavan midfielder Laura Corrigan ready to make history in Aussie Rules. www.irishtimes.com. 22 January 2017. 17 November 2019.
  7. Web site: Fitness, food and 4-hour training sessions: A day in the life of Ireland's newest AFL star. www.the42.ie. 7 February 2017. 18 November 2019.
  8. Web site: Cavan interest in ladies 'Underdogs' team. www.hoganstand.com. 7 December 2006. 20 November 2019.
  9. Web site: Laura Duryea. www.linkedin.com. 17 November 2019.
  10. Web site: From County Cavan to the MCG. fisherleadership.com. 31 January 2018. 19 November 2019.
  11. Web site: Laura Corrigan. sportstg.com. 20 November 2019.
  12. Web site: Meet the AFLW husbands and partners. www.heraldsun.com.au. 24 February 2017. 17 November 2019.
  13. Web site: Good friday for the Cavan Ladies. ladiesgaelic.ie. 10 April 2007. 20 November 2019.
  14. Web site: Underdogs had plenty of "bark" but Cork had the bite. ladiesgaelic.ie. 13 December 2006. 20 November 2019.
  15. Web site: 'There were kids wearing my number on their back and little plaits in their hair the same as I had'. www.the42.ie. 30 December 2017. 18 November 2019.
  16. Web site: Corrigan, Downie join as free agents. www.melbournefc.com.au. 21 October 2016. 15 May 2017.
  17. Web site: Irish success in VWFL Premier Division Grand Final. www.worldfootynews.com. 28 August 2012. 22 November 2019.
  18. Web site: Falcons set sights on fourth flag in a row. www.theage.com.au. 23 August 2009. 22 November 2019.
  19. Web site: Laura Duryea. www.melbournefc.com.au. 17 November 2019.
  20. News: AFLW: All the round one teams. www.afl.com.au. 3 February 2017. 15 May 2017.
  21. Web site: 'I never thought I'd be playing against Cora Staunton in Australia, I'll tell you that'. www.the42.ie. 4 November 2017. 18 November 2019.
  22. Web site: 'Fish in water' Staunton writes history but loses out in battle of the Irish Down Under. www.the42.ie. 3 February 2018. 18 November 2019.
  23. Web site: It's Mayo v Cavan Down Under as Cora Staunton set for first AFLW start. www.the42.ie. 1 February 2018. 18 November 2019.
  24. Web site: Ireland's women claim International Cup. https://web.archive.org/web/20111020183023/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/122076/default.aspx. dead. 20 October 2011. www.afl.com.au. 26 August 2011. 22 November 2019.
  25. Web site: New traditional rivals... Canada dethrones Irish Banshees. www.worldfootynews.com. 24 August 2014. 22 November 2019.
  26. Web site: Cavan player named in Ireland squad for AFL International Cup. www.northernsound.ie. 29 July 2017. 18 November 2019.
  27. Web site: Ireland name squads to compete in AFL 'World Cup'. www.irishnews.com. 26 July 2017. 18 November 2019.
  28. Web site: Alfa Irish Banshees Win The 2017 AFL International Cup. www.kildare.ie. 23 August 2017. 18 November 2019.
  29. Web site: Irish Banshees rule the Aussie rules roost. www.irishtimes.com. 24 August 2017. 17 November 2019.
  30. Web site: Irish success in VWFL Premier Division Grand Final. www.worldfootynews.com. 28 August 2012. 22 November 2019.