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.

She ended up staying in the Melbourne area and eventually settled in Rosebud, Mornington Peninsula.

[8][11][14] 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][6][16] She subsequently played for Diamond Creek in seven VWFL Premier Division grand finals, helping them win the 2012 VFWL Premiership Cup.

[2][18] In the opening game of the 2018 season she played for Melbourne against Cora Staunton, making her debut for Greater Western Sydney.