COLYER, Travis

Travis Colyer was selected by Essendon with the 26th pick in the 2009 AFL National Draft. He previously played for Claremont in the WAFL and Trinity College, Perth. He also represented Western Australia in the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships and was named in the 2009 U18 All Australian team.

 He played his first AFL game in a win against Carlton in round 3 of the 2010 AFL Season.

Colyer, along with 33 other Essendon players, was found guilty of using a banned performance-enhancing substance, thymosin beta-4, as part of Essendon's sports supplements program  during the 2012 season. He and his team-mates were initially found not guilty in March 2015 by the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal, but a guilty verdict was returned in January 2016 after an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency. He was suspended for two years which, with backdating, ended in November 2016; as a result, he served approximately fourteen months of his suspension and missed the entire 2016 AFL Season.

The 2017 AFL season saw Colyer have one of his best seasons to date, playing 22 of a possible 23 games and averaging 17 disposals and four marks a game.

Colyer had a frustrating start to 2018, missing half of the season due to an ankle injury which required surgery. He made his return for Essendon in round 15, playing eight of the final nine games. On 17 October 2018, in the final minutes of the 2018 AFL Trade Period, Colyer was traded to the Fremantle Football Club for a future fourth-round selection, after nine seasons and eighty-seven games with Essendon.

The 2021 AFL season  saw Colyer have a career-best season in which he played every game and kicked fifteen goals. He signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the 2021, tying him to Fremantle until at least 2022. A knee injury delayed the start of his 2023 season but he was not selected in Fremantle's senior side, playing instead with Fremantle's WAFL affiliated side, Peel Thunder. He played in the WAFL Grand Final, but retired after being told he would not be offered a contract with Fremantle in 2024. He had played 59 games and kicked 32 goals in five seasons with the Dockers.

Draft history:  #26 (2009 National Draft)