Corey Durdin

Corey Durdin
Durdin with Port Adelaide in March 2026
Personal information
Born (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 24)
Original team Golden Grove/Central District (SANFL)
Draft No. 37, 2020 national draft
Debut Round 22, 2021, Carlton vs. Port Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Club information
Current club Port Adelaide
Number 44
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2021–2025 Carlton 64 (48)
2026– Port Adelaide 21 (31)
Total 83 (77)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 22, 2026.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Corey Durdin (born 14 April 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL Playing career

Carlton

Durdin was selected at No. 37 in the 2020 National AFL draft by the Carlton Football Club. It was Carlton's first draft selection in that year. He played his first AFL game in round 22 of the 2021 season and in May 2022 was nominated as the AFL Rising Star for that round.

He played eleven games in 2023 before suffering a knee injury that required surgery. Upon his return to the VFL he sustained a shoulder injury that also required surgery. He returned to the senior side in March 2024 replacing injured midfielder Sam Docherty.

Durdin played for Carlton from 2021 until 2025 for a total of 64 games and kicked 48 goals.

Port Adelaide

Durdin was traded to Port Adelaide following the 2025 AFL season, allowing him to return to his home state of South Australia.

Personal life

He is distantly related to former Carlton teammate Sam Durdin, sharing a great-great-great-grandfather. Corey Durdin also played and scored in his 12 seasons debut, in the Saints Community Cup Tournament in Adelaide, South Australia.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2021Carlton29 210448240.50.02.02.04.01.02.00
2022Carlton19 2115111186518340480.70.55.63.18.71.92.30
2023Carlton19 1111766319716441.00.66.02.88.81.54.00
2024Carlton19 147543398221250.50.43.12.85.91.51.80
2025Carlton19 16148814712839290.90.55.12.98.02.41.80
2026Port Adelaide44 2131171425519772421.50.86.82.69.43.42.00
Career 8579484542416951901920.90.65.32.88.22.22.30

References

  1. ↑ "Corey Durdin AFL". Carlton Football Club.
  2. ↑ "Dynamic Durdin earns Rising Star nomination". 16 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Corey Durdin wins Rising Star nomination".
  4. ↑ "TEAMS: Tigers swing axe, Blues small in, Dusty back". 13 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Corey Durdin". Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  6. ↑ @AFL_House (10 October 2025). "Three Club trade approved involving two players and multiple picks in the 2025 and 2026 Telstra AFL Drafts" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  7. ↑ "Corey, Sam, the Durdin family connection and wartime". Carlton Football Club.
  8. ↑ "Corey Durdin". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 August 2026.