Max Duffy (born 11 April 1993) is an Australian

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punter who is currently a free agent. He was formerly the punter for the

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and formerly an Australian rules footballer who played for the

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in the Australian Football League (AFL). Duffy attended Kent Street Senior High School. He mainly played

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as a junior and only converted to Australian rules football after missing selection in a state squad. He was not selected in the first two AFL drafts that he nominated for, and was working as a tree lopper while playing for

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in the

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(WAFL) when he was recruited with 39th draft pick in the 2012 AFL Draft.

Australian football career

Due to a series of shoulder and hamstring injuries, Duffy spent significant periods of the 2013 and 2014 seasons out of the game. He made his debut for the Fremantle Football Club in round 20, 2014 against

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following some good form in the WAFL for

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. After starting the game as the substitute, he kicked a goal with his first kick in the AFL and kicked a second goal late in the last quarter, however, Fremantle lost by two points. Duffy was delisted at the conclusion of the 2015 season. He then joined West Perth in the WAFL for the 2016 season. Prior to the 2017 season, however, he announced his retirement from Australian to train to become an American football punter.

American football career

In December 2017, Duffy was signed by the

as a punter. Ray Guy’s ProKicker.com rated him as the top 2018 punting prospect. Duffy earned GPR Analytics National Punter of the Year in 2019 with an NCAA leading 98.30 GPR Punt Rating Duffy was drafted by the

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in the fourth round of the

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on 15 April 2021. He signed with the

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of the NFL as an undrafted free agent on 24 May 2021. He was waived on June 17.

Pittsburgh Maulers

On 10 March 2022, Duffy was drafted by the

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of the

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Statistics

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References

External links

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Max Duffy's WAFL statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duffy, Max 1993 births Living people American football punters Australian players of American football Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Denver Broncos players Kentucky Wildcats football players Fremantle Football Club players East Fremantle Football Club players Peel Thunder Football Club players West Perth Football Club players People educated at Kent Street Senior High School All-American college football players Pittsburgh Maulers (2022) players