Fred Taylor
St Kilda
AFL career
9 games0 goals
- Debut
- R3 1943 v RCH22 May 1943
- Most recent
- R15 1944 v HAW12 Aug 1944
Stats
Bio
A diminutive footballer recruited from the Prahran Football Club in the VFA, Fred Taylor played a brief but serviceable role for St Kilda during the tumultuous years of the Second World War. Standing just 170cm, he broke into the senior side in 1943, a period when VFL lists were decimated by military enlistments and clubs relied heavily on depth players from the association. Taylor balanced his time on the field with service in the Australian Army, managing nine games across two seasons as a small utility who could fill gaps in the lineup. While he failed to kick a goal during his stint at the Junction Oval, his presence ensured the Saints could field a competitive team during the war years before his VFL career concluded at the end of the 1944 season.
Profile
- Born
- 18 Dec 1918
- Died
- 13 Feb 1991 (aged 72y 57d)
- Birthplace
- Prahran, VIC
- Height
- 170 cm
- Weight
- 69 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA diminutive footballer recruited from the Prahran Football Club in the VFA, Fred Taylor played a brief but serviceable role for St Kilda during the tumultuous years of the Second World War. Standing just 170cm, he broke into the senior side in 1943, a period when VFL lists were decimated by military enlistments and clubs relied heavily on depth players from the association. Taylor balanced his time on the field with service in the Australian Army, managing nine games across two seasons as a small utility who could fill gaps in the lineup. While he failed to kick a goal during his stint at the Junction Oval, his presence ensured the Saints could field a competitive team during the war years before his VFL career concluded at the end of the 1944 season.